I lay off a lot modern fiction and only rely on living writers for non-fiction work.

I was never told to "Get up, get out there, get a job." It was never a thing either parent ever said I had to do. It was what I wanted to do. I think I was very interested in being away from them as much as possible. Employment was great for that.

You don't have to twist my arm to work.

I like boring black and white films with subtitles. I'm basically a drip.

I thought I was gonna be in the minimum-wage working world all my life.

Let's pretend my career in music is a bell. Whether you like my music or not is up to you. But you've got to admit I rang that bell pretty hard and pretty often.

Luckily for me, I genuinely like my audience. They really are a good bunch.