If you go into the eastern bloc countries we are huge, and in Russia. Maybe there is something about the depressing nature of our music and lyrics that some people find an affinity with.

I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.