I'm happy doing different things. Being in a band is great, but being in a band can be difficult sometimes.

Composing is just another exciting thing. It's as exciting as being in a band. It's kind of like joining a new band for three months.

All of the music works on its own, but it doesn't really make as much sense without the picture.

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.

I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there.

At some point, I had to make a decision: I could practice more and become a really great guitar player or I could work on writing better songs. There are only so many hours in the day, and I found writing songs more fulfilling than working on becoming this virtuoso guitar player.

It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that.