It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.

Passion, for me, is like a shark - it never stops moving.

I don't think about my mom when I'm onstage. I just don't really think about my kids when I'm working, and when we press stop and I walk outside, they're the first things I think about.

Technique plays a part - you have to know how to play.

Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?

When I say nothing, I say everything

Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure.