The Nightmare Before Christmas Is My Number

I Wanted To Be A Veterinarian Until I Saw A Video Of A Vet Performing Surgery On A Dog. Then I Decided I Wanted To Be A Pianist.

I Love The Creative Process. That's Always Been The Closest Thing To My Heart, Creating Something.

I Love Contrast In Music. Being Inspired By Classical, Actually - In High School Especially - Classical And Metal Both, I Remember Having This Cool Realization That They Are Really Similar. It's Just Different Instrumentation.

The First Real Concert, Other Than Going With My Dad To See Three Dog Night, Was Smashing Pumpkins And Garbage. I Was Fourteen Or Fifteen. I Liked Shirley Manson Because She Reminded Me Of Annie Lennox. They Both Have These Deep, Sexy, Powerful Alto Voices.

The Way That I've Always Gone About Making Music, The Rule Of Thumb, Has Just Been To Make What I Love.