In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective.

A friend of mine once told me that I can't screw up when I play my own music. I also take voice lessons, play other peoples' songs out of music books, and occasionally figure out how to play other people's music from records. This keeps my ears, fingers, and mind working

I don't think I can tell any stories about how I lived in a van in Alaska. I grew up in the suburbs, I even had my own room. We weren't poor. Everything was very normal.

I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.

When I was a kid, for me, the '60s seemed so far away. But I was actually born in the late '60s.

With all the things that you could be, you never could learn how to be me.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.