I'm Happy Doing Different Things. Being In

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.

Yeah, I'm Sure There Are Stereotypes Of Asian People.

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.

No, I've Heard Over The Years That It's Nice For Them To See Somebody Who's Like, You Know, A Well-known Successful Musician Who's Asian. I've Heard It From A Few Musicians, Too.

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.