I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.

I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot by that.

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People's interest and understanding, it changes all the time.

Success and failure are equally surprising.

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.