Not everybody is going to love what you do, but you have to be yourself, that's what's most important. Bring it as hard as you can.

When I was really young, I gravitated towards the visual arts first. I feel that's what comes most naturally to me. I've always had an immediate proclivity towards making visual art and I was a really tactile kid.

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

The important thing isn't that your technically great, I think it's the power of your expression.

If I'm in the business of making artwork that is designed on some level to sell a product, then I have to be very comfortable with the people I'm working with and I'd like to be proud of the end result regardless of its sale-ability.

If you want to create something that's worth doing you have to self-edit from the get-go. You really must be careful and selective with whom you work, you must constantly ask yourself the hard questions about your art, and you must set a nearly unattainable standard for yourself.

Speak with your own voice and be as unique as you possibly can.