Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins.

A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because I grew up on Led Zeppelin, The Stooges and punk, so in that sense I'm mutating country and folk more than a few degrees.

Raising awareness, changing the marketplace, effecting spiritual change - whatever it is that you decide is your thing, go for it.

I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it.

I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do.

I like to play music. I like projects. I like excuses to hang out with my friends and play music.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.