I Don't Like When People Dress Intentionally

I Don't Really Believe In Political Art. I Feel In My Heart The Purpose Of Art Transcends Cultural And Class And Politics. I Think Something Like The Sistine Chapel Is Something That Goes Beyond Just Being A Christian Thing. It Transcends Its Christianity And Becomes Sort Of A Universal Beauty. And I Think That's True Of Music And Art And Literature.

For Me, Songwriting Is Something That I Have To Do Ritually. I Don't Just Wait For Inspiration; I Try To Write A Little Bit Every Day.

I Like To Have Books Around To Give Me Ideas-to Get The Verbal Part Of My Brain To Start Working.

The Idea Of Using Media For Expressing Yourself Artistically Is Kind Of Something I Learned From My Mother And My Father. So For Me, I Think Growing Up Wanting To Be An Artist, I Always Imagined Myself Sort Of Crossing Over Or Mixing Media And So It Was A Natural Evolution For Me To Try To Express In A Filmic Way Or In A Visual Way. It Just Kind Of Seems Like A Natural Sort Of Progression For Me In Terms Of What I'm Trying To Do As An Artist.

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