It's Great Working With Directors And With

I Grew Up In The Suburbs Of Chicago.

No, I've Heard Over The Years That It's Nice For Them To See Somebody Who's Like, You Know, A Well-known Successful Musician Who's Asian. I've Heard It From A Few Musicians, Too.

The Music Industry Is Not What It Used To Be. Being In A Good Band Is Great, And I've Been Lucky To Be In Great Bands. I've Done Solo Stuff, And That's Been Great. I Also Produce Rock Bands And I Do Co-writes, Where I Write With Different Singers In Bands And Songwriters.

I'm Happy Doing Different Things. Being In A Band Is Great, But Being In A Band Can Be Difficult Sometimes.

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.