My First Job In Nyc Was Playing

I Like A Lot Of Different Kinds Of Music. I Like Strong Projects, Big Music.

When I Lived In New York, There Wasn't As Much Tv Or Film Around. I Got Asked To Do A Couple Of Indie Films, Just Based On Me Being From The Smashing Pumpkins And A Perfect Circle. I Did A Couple Of Indie Movies From Japan And One From Canada, And I Thought It Was An Exciting, Fun Thing To Do. I Had A Great Time Doing It, It Was Just That, In New York, There Really Wasn't As Much. My Studio In New York Closed, So I Moved Out To L.a. And Just Started Looking Into Composing As Another Thing To Do, As A Musician. I Like It A Lot. It's Fun And It's A Different Way Of Thinking About Music.

So There Was Something Of A Learning Curve With Doing Your Own Thing And People Seeing You Outside Of The Band. I Mean, People Have Never Really Heard My Voice Before - Or Heard A Whole Record Of Mine Before. So It Was A Completely New Experience.

And They Kind Of Left To Find A Guitar Player At The Very End, So You Know, I Don't Really Take It As Any Slight That I Wasn't Able To Play On The Record. It's Flattering Just To Play With Them Period.

My First Job In Nyc Was Playing A Gig In The Early Nineties At Cbgbs.