I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but down.

I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.

My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.

My love, growing up on the Prairies, was country music.

You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.

The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.

Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.