When I was a kid in Eugene, Oregon, there was this fantastic guitar player who went out on the tables, chairs, out in the audience and played. So I started taking my guitar in the audience. I tripped, fell backwards and ripped my pants.

A long term goal is to encourage students to start doing concerts in which I or the other artists will come back at the end of the school year to see their concerts.

I think we're heading into the Creative Age. We've passed through the Agricultural and then the Industrial and then the Information Age.

I first met Hanson over in Japan and they gave me some great advice about the fans and they seem real down to earth. They're great.

When I lived in Seattle and Oregon, we partied, which is a large reason I don't know drugs or alcohol now because I saw the Destruction of so many great musicians and artists.

My favorite color is purple. I have a huge velvet purple comforter on my bed.

The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music.