I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album cover, I buy it if I like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination. I still like to go to record stores,…

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Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there...

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would...

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would...