It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them.

It's better when you have your wife with you, more fun.

Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.

A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about what happens because of that. If people say, "He's cute. I'm going to go buy his album," hopefully they'll like the music, too.

When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.