But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

I see rock music as the best example of modernday storytelling that exists in our society. Songs are narratives that help the listeners cope with the reality of life that can't be easily spoken about in everyday conversation. It is a hugely powerful process of helping people find themselves through music.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.

I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

I would say, if you're a musician then you probably have some capacity and some intuition. You've got to trust that intuition and be true to what compels you. There will be a lot of things along the way that will try to remove you from that, and if you do, then I think you are diminished. If you stay with it, then you have something that's real.

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state