I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

The making of music is profoundly affected by the market.

We are like the birds. We adapt. We sing.

One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy‚ but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat‚ and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune.

When everything is visible and appears to be dumb, that's when the details take on larger meanings.

It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.

I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.