I think a band that doesn't have a sense of humor can come up with their own take on whimsy.Kind of lead-footed and ham-handed, but I think just all the better for that.

I'm all over the place. As you may have seen from the credits, I write with everybody.

The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way... well, actually, that's not true.

Jazz, isn't that just a series of mistakes diguised as musical composition?

That's a job that it makes a few friendships, but it probably breaks more.

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help.