I grew up in the heat of '70s postmodern fiction and post-Godard films, and there was this idea that what mattered was the theory or meta in art.

I've always liked working with friends or, you know, people I have outside relationships with.

Manhattan is so tailored. It's driven by appealing to the very wealthy and tourists.

I'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s.

I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.

I guess I probably took New York for granted. Growing up, playing in the street, going down to the Avenue to the record store and to the grocery store and stuff like that.

That's the nice thing about collaborating with someone: Your work becomes a conversation.