The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want. When a piece of art emotionally connects with a person the work becomes a need. You are then on your way to becoming successful.

The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.

I think that most people, and by people I mean journalists, think that I pre-conceive everything and that I spend my afternoons dreaming up self-mythologizing points of interest.

I have very little interest in the bottom line or signing artists to help make the label profit. That's a lucky, unique position to be in, but it all comes out in the wash.

As an artist, you take things from your environment, and there's going to be a style coming out of your environment.

You can't do better than that.

People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic.