I'm Not A Drunk Anymore, But Since

Imagine If Beethoven Had A Tape Recorder. Then You'd Know Exactly What He Meant. Maybe He Meant 'da Da Da Da' Instead Of 'boom Boom Boom Boom!' Who Knows?

I Can't Read Music. Instead, I'd Do Stuff Inside The Piano, Do Harmonics And All Kinds Of Crazy Things. They Used To Put Me In These Annual Piano Contests Down At Long Beach City College, And Two Years In A Row, I Won First Prize - Out Of Like 5,000 Kids!

Music Is For People. The Word 'pop' Is Simply Short For Popular. It Means That People Like It. I'm Just A Normal Jerk Who Happens To Make Music. As Long As My Brain And Fingers Work, I'm Cool.

Before The Operation On My Left Hand I Wasn't Able To Stretch My Fingers Open All The Way. I've Never Had Very Big Hands, But I Could Do The Splits With Them. Eventually I Couldn't Any More. I Had A Twisted Tendon In My Little Finger That Prevented Me From Being Able To Stretch.

Eventually You'll Take The Phrases And Rhythm Patterns You've Copped And Begin To Put Your Own Mark On Them