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But, Yeah, As Far As Asian Americans Go, I Hope They Know They Can Look At Me And See That They Can Do Music On Their Own, Within A Band Or Just On Their Own, And Not Feel Like There's Any Barriers. I've Never Felt Any Particular Barriers Myself, Being Who I Am.

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.

And They Kind Of Left To Find A Guitar Player At The Very End, So You Know, I Don't Really Take It As Any Slight That I Wasn't Able To Play On The Record. It's Flattering Just To Play With Them Period.

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.

It's Much Easier To Work On Other People's Music And Play In Other People's Bands As A Guitar Player Instead Of Being The Main Songwriter And Singer. That's A Really Big Job To Do That.