Musicians always come off sounding a little bit pretentious, and a little bit... I don't know, hypocritical, from what they do, talking about strong issues.

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs.

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.

I think if you're able to make the music you want and you can do it in the right kind of context, you don't have to be a circus ringleader to be successful.

We have a partnership deal with New Line Records, which is part of New Line Cinema, and... I worked on that.

I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice.