The Sound Of Loneliness Makes

You Can't Manufacture Inspiration, So A Lot Of It Is Still A Waiting Game For Me. There's Still A Lot Of Mystery To Songwriting. I Don't Have A Method That I Can Go Back To - They Either Come Or They Don't.

It's In Vogue To Have A Cause And Give Money In Charity. But To Actually Speak Up And Say Something Like, I'm Pissed About This" - That Doesn't Seem To Be Very Popular Unless You're Writing A Blog Or Tweeting.

One Of My Favorite Modern American Authors Is Denis Johnson. I'm Deeply Inspired By All Of His Work - I Rip Him Off Constantly.

I've Thought About The Idea Of, 'can Happiness And Creativity Co-exist?' So Much Of What I've Done, I Think, Has Been Based On Being Dissatisfied Or Incomplete Or Lonely. The Answer Is, 'there Isn't An Answer, Necessarily.

I Have Many Friends Who Are Both Mexican And Mexican-american And Others Who, I Guess You Would Say, Are Somewhere In Between. The Ironic Thing Is That All Three Of Those Categories Often Exist Inside Of The Same Family.