I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.

For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.

Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.

I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.

I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.

I'll always be making music. I'd like to do it my whole life - although I also love words and want to write short stories. But right now, my songs are kind of my short stories.

My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.