If I had a ghost living on my street. I would try to stay alive, and offer him some meat!

I've learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot.

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you're in it for, then you're alright. And I'm in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously... real seriously. I mean I could sit and talk all day about the music.

Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you.

I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric.