In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume you have the upper hand.

My first experience with music was my father, he was a stereo buff and he built his own little Hi-Fi center with recorders and everything and I listened to a lot of jazz, which gave me a sensibility for melody.

I was producing demos for a band that was called Physical Ed. Out of production of demos I went and did a few jam sessions with then in Northern California clubs, but I never actually toured with them.

You know, you don't please everybody.

I feel very fortunate to have my ears. I'd share them with everybody but I only have two to go around.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume you have the upper hand.

I am very aware now that music is a business, but there is also a way to go about making music that is true to yourself as opposed to doing, you know, just going through the motions and making things that would just be commercially successful.