Musician

Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?

I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.

I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.

But ya have to make videos in the States. Usually ours just look too serious. We haven't got it together.

I'd forgotten what it was like to play music and have it be fun so I decided to stop. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make a new record, I was just kinda quitting.

The best songs I write in 20 minutes.

I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.

See, to me, rock'n'roll doesn't have any point. It's just fun. It has a million different angles and they're all valid. But I think rock might be a world issue.

When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.

My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.

Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.

It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.

CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.

I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

Some of our stuff ends up looking too corporate. I'm going to be a lot stricter from now on.

For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.

You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.

I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.