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

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

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

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 very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.

I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.

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