During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.
I knew that I had to find my own voice, both figuratively and literally.
Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.
It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs.
Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.