Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.

On a bike, being just slightly above pedestrian and car eye level, one gets a perfect view of the goings-on in one's own town.

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

What's been missing from digital music sales has been the possibility of added depth. In a printed package one can only include so many images and so much text - for example - but digitally it's wide open.

Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce.

I'm very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories.