I Grew Up In The Suburbs Of

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.

If You Put All The Songs Together That I've Written On Band Records, And Put It Up Next To My Solo Record, There's Definitely A Different Kind Of Feel Than Billy's Songs.

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 Think If You're Able To Make The Music You Want And You Can Do It In The Right Kind Of Context, You Don't Have To Be A Circus Ringleader To Be Successful.

It's Hard Enough To Make A Good Song And A Good Recording Of That Song. But To Try To Tailor It To Some Outside Force Is Just Like - It's Never Been A Factor In What I've Done Or What The Band's Done.