I've Been Practicing For Years,

I Didn't Want To Be On A Major Label. I Wanted All The Attention And The Noise To Go Away Because I Wanted To Be Something A Little Bit More Substantial.

I've Done So Many Albums Where I've Been In The Studio For 14 Hours A Day For Six Months Just Trying To Come Up With Things On My Own. It's A Nice Change Helping Other People With Their Music And Not Being All About What I'm Trying To Do Myself.

There's Some Quality You Get When You're Not Totally Comfortable. When You're Not Doing What You're Used To, You Could Completely Fall On Your Face. You Could Completely Blow It.

The Only Way I Was Allowed To Play Was By Convincing Bands To Let Me Do A Few Songs While They Set Up. That Went On For Years.

I Didn't Even Have A Computer Until Like 10 Years Ago. I Was Still Using A Typewriter Until 2002.