When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.

You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more people are creating than ever before.

I don't think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a good film composer.

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?

I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in the morning and worry if my bass is tuned properly and practice for hours and hours on end. I don't perform as much, but when I do, there's such magic to working in front of a live audience.

It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.

I felt like I was trailblazing. And that's what I did.