I was trained professionally to connect with people as a therapist. That's job number one, having a empathetic regard towards someone who is sitting right across from you. Being able to pull whatever their needs are, their desires and the things that are troubling them and being able to address that in some way.

I'm not Metallica, you can tell that I'm really not that angry in most of my songs.

Therapy really did prepare me to become an empathic songwriter. As far as advice goes, it's a matter of self understanding first.

The advice is, go slow and take your time with it. That works to my benefit.

Music is generally important to blind people, and most of the blind people that I have come into contact, through my parents, music is very special to them.

Music is generally important to blind people, and most of the blind people that I have come into contact, through my parents, music is very special to them. Obviously, because it is more salient, you know? We might like going to the movies, and of course we like music too, but when the eyes don't work then the ears pick up slack. Music is all the sweeter at that point.

The first time I ever found Paste I thought somebody just might have finally made a magazine using only the contents of my brain. I read it cover to cover every single month.