I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn’t a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn’t deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.
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I’m really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there’s sound and visuals.
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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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That’s more important even then what their background is or what they’ve done before, how good they are, how new they are or whatever. All that stuff is really secondary to just getting along with the person.
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I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.
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When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.
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You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads lead.
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I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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I don’t want to do children’s music. I write kids songs, but the kids songs I write are for my kids – like when I’m putting them to bed.
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I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It’s hard to say whether or not you’re a believer.
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I’m always looking to rock out. But it isn’t really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good.
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