My First Job In Nyc Was Playing

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.

I Like The Challenges Of Doing Different Things. It Keeps Things Fresh For Me.

There Is A Lot Of Work Just In Terms Of Traveling And Logistics And People And Gear And All That Kind Of Stuff. But I Never Really Have Problems Playing Music. That Never Seems Like Work.

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.

I Play And I've Played In Heavy Bands, But When I Write For Myself, I Don't Particularly Feel Like Writing Huge Rock Riffs. It Just Doesn't Work For Me And My Voice.