I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a house and put my wife and three children through college. Now that diversion is over…

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I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of...

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...