Pearl Jam is a band I have a lot of respect for. Nirvana and Sonic Youth I feel the same way about. Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Givers, and Foo Fighters are just some of my favorites. I respect bands that give me something of themselves that I can feel. ("Posing" bands turn me off generally speaking.) It all has to do with a feeling I have about them. That is what music is to me, a feeling. It's similar with people too.

It's cool to go places where working people are happy.

Our educational system basically strives for normal-which is too bad. Sometimes the exceptional is classified as abnormal and pushed aside.

People don't normally change when things are going well. But I want to see what's next and keep moving. That keeps things fresh.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say.

Something comes along and you have to jump on and do it. You can't stop until it's done.