When It Comes To The Acting Stuff,

I Was The Boy Who Liked To Sing His Own Songs At Talent Shows, And I Was Suddenly Officially Uncool.

I Try To Have A Real Close Connection With My Fans. That's Extremely Important. They Are The Ones That Have Been There From The Beginning And Proved Everyone Else Wrong.

When You're Walking In, Basically Like A Kid A Candy Store, To A Project Where There's An Endless Canon Of Material, You Have To Step Back From It As A Self-indulgence. You Have To Look At It Neutrally.

It's Really Tough To Make A Name For Yourself Without Compromising And Without Fitting Yourself Into A Real Specific Mold. When I Made The Choice That I Would Be Involved In Every Aspect Of Music And Not Necessarily Make Music For Radio Or Mtv, I Was Saying, 'ok, This Is Me. You Decide Who It Is.'

Every Day I Lugged My Backpack Through The Halls, Waiting For The Final Bell. Then I'd Race Home And Hole Up In My Room, Playing The Drums And The Piano, Composing Music.