Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

I've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.

I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.

It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family.

Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.