What do great artists do when you see a world around you that's in turmoil? Some of the best artists make you feel good (hah), they look to the future.

If I could live in one city and do every single thing I do there, I would choose Venice. You can't turn your head without seeing something amazing.

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

Everything about my life was culturally rich, and all the people I met sort of reinforced the wackiness that was normally inside of me. No one said, 'You can't do that,' until I got to real record companies, that is.

Bands always call me when they are in need of a boost and I come in and put them back on top.

It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair.

Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing.