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

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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...

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

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...

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.

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...