After 12 Intense Years Of Rock Music,

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

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.

At Some Point, I Had To Make A Decision: I Could Practice More And Become A Really Great Guitar Player Or I Could Work On Writing Better Songs. There Are Only So Many Hours In The Day, And I Found Writing Songs More Fulfilling Than Working On Becoming This Virtuoso Guitar Player.

Well, I'm Pretty Domestic Actually. I Walk My Dog. I Go Grocery Shopping. I Hang Out With Friends. I'm Pretty Normal, Whatever Normal Is, On My Off Time.

Composing Is Just Another Exciting Thing. It's As Exciting As Being In A Band. It's Kind Of Like Joining A New Band For Three Months.