As a child, I lived in Germany at the Ramstein air force base, where my dad sang at a nightclub in Kaiserslautern. My parents couldn't afford a babysitter, so when I was, like, ten or 11, I would go with them to the bar until two in the morning.
I know that there are a lot of sort of silly things that one thinks as a music listener about bands. I am a fan of many bands.
We played a festival in Ireland once, and in the middle of 'New Slang,' the Scissor Sisters kicked in across the field on this mega stage. It was a little distracting. It was hard to keep track of what I was supposed to sing.
My whole goal is to make good records and keep myself inspired and able to accomplish what I need to accomplish.
I most enjoy sitting down with the acoustic guitar and just fiddling around and trying to come up with something like a hook or some sort of melodic line. That's something that I do habitually.
My hope is that one day I'll be able to work and have a quieter life, but still a creative life.
