My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.

What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music.

I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years.

Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument.

Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative.