When Someone Asks If You'd Like Cake

They Rise In The Morning, And They Sleep In The Dark. And Even Though Nobody's Looking, She's Falling Apart.

Where I Grew Up In Dallas, Things Might Be A Little More Traditional. People Have The Same Things In Mind. They're Supposed To Grow Up, Go To College, Get A Job, Get Married, And Have Children, Grandchildren. That's The World I Grew Up In.

Some People Train For Certain Sports And I Want To Train To Be Able To Hold A Super Heavy Electric Guitar And Carry Luggage Around Myself Because I Always Have To Have 7,000 Pairs Of Shoes. Who Cares About Sports?

The Shows Are So Different From Each Other, Depending On Whether I Play With My Band, Nine Stories, Other Musicians, An Orchestra, Only One Or Two Members Of My Band.

I'm Making A Record That's Half Stripped Down Acoustic Which Is The Way I Perform A Lot And Half Of It Is Very Produced. It's Really Hard To Keep Music Simple But I Was Trying To Keep It Simple And Focus On One Or Two Instruments And Vocals.