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

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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...

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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 have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

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;...

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

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...

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'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

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.

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...

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.

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.