From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.

An outgrowth of having a long career is that I have a lot of interesting things around that I get to revisit, and someday get to the place where they become something that I want to do next.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. Very, very difficult.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when I'm working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find.