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I Was A Pretty Nice Kid. Kind Of Quiet, But Quiet In Terms I Wasn't Going Out And Setting Fire To Anything. I Had A Big Mouth And I Was Creative Type, You Know.

In The Morning I'd Write These Essays, Anything That I'd Feel Like Writing, And In The Afternoon, I'd Spend Time With My Guitar. I Had Decided After Listening To My Last Four Or Five Albums That My Biggest Weakness Musically Was Melody. The Reason I Had Been Singing In A Monotone Over The Chord Patterns In My Songs Was That I Never Practiced Doing Melodies.

Miami Is Nothing Like Me, And Thats Why I Need To Be Here - Its The Opposite. Im Practical, Where This Place Is Moody, Im Stolid In My Interior, Where This Place Has A Certain Flair, And Im Materialistic In A Sense That This Place Is Fundamentally Spiritual - Theres A Quicksilver Quality About This Place.

I Like Semi-torn-down Places Where I Could Get Nestled In And Get Something Done Without Anyone Bothering Me.

I Don't Think I'm Lucky; I Think I Have A Tough Constitution. That's A Lot Of It. And I've Been Wise Enough To Listen To Other People. I Was Unconsciously Cultivating As Many Straight Friends As I Could.