I think same-sex marriage is an issue that won't be settled soon, nor will the need to change public perception fade away next year.

That song was definitely about somebody going back in the closet,

You're surrounded by electronic music in New York. I mean New York is one of the few places in North America where electronic music is the prevalent form.

Maybe if I get off the road and stop playing with punk rock bands, there'll be a lot more records. It would probably involve me getting out of the conventional music business as we know it and heading more towards a self-sufficient, self-structured release-type thing. I wouldn't expect a regular label to keep up with the amount of stuff that I've got, or the amount of stuff I would have if I could just sit in a room and just write music.

When the business starts shaping the art, or the delivery of the art, then it's not right.

The best scenario is where people support the artist directly. We're a ways from that yet-if people can get it for free, why would they pay?