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

I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is.

I am excited to get on tour, if I'm speaking to the Phish fans. I can't wait.

Music is a spiritual expression of what's in your heart. Music as a way of getting rich is a pretty new thing, and I often wonder if the mega-bucks glitzy atmosphere is making the quality of music suffer. You have to work really hard to get around that and remember why you're in it in the first place: because you have to be. It's like an addiction. You can't go a day without picking up your guitar. To me, the only commercial goals that are really valid are, 'Boy, I wish I didn't have to go to work. I wish I could do this all the time.'

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

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.