What I do now is all my dad's fault, because he bought me a guitar as a boy, for no apparent reason.
Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.
Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.
People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.
Art-making is not about telling the truth but making the truth felt
I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.
I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood.
But I've always been accused of being a bit tight with money, so it hasn't particularly changed my lifestyle.
I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.
I was obsessed with David Bowie - still am. He's a babe, a total babe. His music is killer; his visuals are beautiful.
I painted the picture, and in the colors the rhythm of the music quivers. I painted the colors I saw.
I watch 'Mad Men,' I knit scarves, I cook and am very, very normal. Honestly.
When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork... we all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly.
I think my father would have liked to have been an artist, actually. But I think he didn't quite have perhaps the drive or, I don't know, I mean he had a family to bring up I suppose.
A friend of mine works for Autism Speaks. It's an amazing cause that is making a real difference in the lives of so many people.
Steven Tyler is awesome. He is so humble. He's really sweet and coming from him and his career, it's amazing.
Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.
I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.
It's been amazing getting to go from city to city and perform for thousands of people. It's an amazing feeling, and the energy is crazy.
Some people are born with a brain that has this weird, magical mathematical thing that makes them an amazing jazz musician.
