I don't want to be in Mötley Crüe or something.

Traditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different kinds of music. I don't listen to any of those Internet radio things. I have iTunes on my thing, but I've never bought a single thing on it. Except for "Call Me Maybe," for the kids or whatever. Carly Rae Jepsen.

In the early '90s, it felt like there was space - there was like an empty feel. There was nobody really doing this. Maybe the Pixies were, a little bit. Their lyrics were also disjointed, more psychosexual or something. That's part of youth, too, maybe, that you just feel like you're doing something different.

I did some writing. I was just taking the kids to school. I did a couple things and we did some tours. It was a lot of downtime.

I'm better when I'm an autodidact and things just come. Or you're just blessed. I'm not bragging or anything, it just comes to you.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

Family is the best. I can honestly say, it's a gift that is beyond making art. I didn't know that when I got into it.