I Have No Idea What I'm Doin'.

It Was The British Rockers That Saved Me. They Brought Me To A Different Generation Altogether [in The 60th]. The Who And The Yardbirds And Georgie Fame And Van Morrison And All Those People. The Only Person Who Ever Did My Songs In [ U.s] Country Was Bonnie Raitt.

The Jazz Boom Was Goin' On Then So There Was A Lot Happenin' In New York At That Time.

I Went Through The Whole Number, You Know. The Swing Era, The Boogie Woogie Era, The Bebop Era. Thelonious Monk Is Still One Of My Favorites. So A Lot Of These People Had Their Effect On Me.

Ever Since The World Ended, I Don't Go Out As Much

I Start Out With Words, With The Idea, The Line. Then After I Get A Line Or Two, I Try To Find What Melodic Line Those Lines Would Be Suited To. As Soon As I Find The Form I Can Finish The Song In My Head.