I don't know if it's possible to affect my ego any more. There's no room left. For me, I think I make music like the way I think it should be made, like what rock should sound like. It has nothing to do with the current marketplace. And so from that state of mind, it's gonna sound different from anything else out there. And when something sounds different, I think that can be inspiring to other musicians.

When I was a kid, I had some Charles Lloyd records.

My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.

Sometimes when I hear my voice on tape, I'm like, 'Who is that horrible man?

I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.

Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing.

Rock & Rollers don't dress for the weather.