I Like Myself. I Think I'm Cool.

The Focus Of My Playing Is The Groove, And Every Time I Find A New Rhythm, I Find I Can Write A Bunch Of New Songs. Learning How To Dance, Or Drum, Or To Swing My Body In A New Way Is The Fundamental Way I Find A New Riff. Because When You Learn To Swing Your Body In A New Way, You Begin To Swing With Your Instrument Differently.

I Think It's Evident That Expensive Neighborhoods In Seattle Are Surrounded By Natural Beauty. That Elevates City Life. So If We Can Make Cities More Attractive In The Long Run, We Can Be Smarter About Issues Like Development, Zoning And Economics.

You Know, At 35 Or At 38 Or 40 You Really Start To See What Your Body Could Look Like If You Just Don't Do Anything All Winter Long. So That's Another Motivating Factor, Our Vanity.

A Significant Event For Me Was Learning Hank Williams, Reconnecting With His Music's Simplicity, Which Inspired Me To Inhabit The Same Territory. It's Different, Because I Grew Up On Led Zeppelin, The Stooges And Punk, So In That Sense I'm Mutating Country And Folk More Than A Few Degrees.

I've Always Related Music To Those Moments When Someone Turns You Loose On Something And They Haven't Told You How To Do It.