I never look forward, because I have no idea about how any of it happened to getting here. I've no idea how the next five years are going to be.

And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.

I look a lot busier than I am, as I'm actually a rather sporadic, random person and I'll play a few gigs and then disappear for a while.

Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.

There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain or the land

People who paint, including myself, get to a point where a bit of angst comes in. If you're doing it for a living, it's worth it to suffer those slings and arrows.

You guys ready to do this?