From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.

Being shoved into the top-40 scene was an unusual experience. It was great I'd become accessible to a huge audience but not terribly fulfilling.

I don't see any boundaries between any of the art forms. I think they all inter-relate completely.

I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work, it's no longer his... I just see what people make of it.

I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record what interests me and I do approach the stage shows in much the same way.

It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be.