I don't know why it surprises people that I surprise them.

I just want to make music and make a living. I just have to find the means of doing that.

Madonna is the speedboat, and the rest of us are just the Go-Gos on water skis.

Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities.

I prefer to be reclusive and private about my creation and then, once I'm finished, present it to people.

I'd like to do a tour with a bunch of people where it's just them and their guitars. It would be like Lilith Fair - only everyone plays alone, and it would be competitive.

I've lost touch with a lot of that boutique-type music just because of my age, and raising my son and the multiple jobs I have at this point.