There Is A Lot Of Work Just

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.

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.

I Suppose Listening To A Double Album Is Kind Of Like Going To The Chiropractor... It's Pretty Good For You But You Can't Force It On Anyone Else.

My First Job In Nyc Was Playing A Gig In The Early Nineties At Cbgbs.

I Love A Lot Of The New York Bands, But Patti Smith Stands Out. I Just Read 'just Kids' And It's An Inspirational, Well-written Account Of An Emerging New York Artist In The Late Seventies.