Any work I do I think is important...like in acting there are no small parts- only small actors.

Any work I do I think is important...like in acting there are no small parts- only small actors.

You mustn’t give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get, until they’re strong enough to run into the woods or fly into a tree. And then to a higher tree and then to the sky.

There's not one thing in particular that influences my music, but I write about what I know. It's based in personal experience. That's not to say all the songs are biographical, because sometimes it's what I've seen in others' lives.

My first work in comics had an Adult theme and I had to create a nom du plume to separate that work and my Children's entertainment.

You know those days when you get the mean reds?

Sometimes I don't pick up the guitar for six months or so," "Other times I get away, go to a hotel or something, to write songs. Or go stay with a friend and bring the dog and do stuff away from my normal routine. Then I sit down and play guitar at night. I do it differently every time . There is no set way.