Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.

Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.

I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.

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.

When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

When I was five I had violin lessons.

You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.