Jack
thinking boys pie
I think I've been a good boy long enough and given everyone around me a fair piece of the pie as far as all of the fleeting glory and reward that comes from the heavens - or the music press, whatever you want to call it.
dream mean thinking
I think that most people, and by people I mean journalists, think that I pre-conceive everything and that I spend my afternoons dreaming up self-mythologizing points of interest.
mom kids thinking
I don't think about my mom when I'm onstage. I just don't really think about my kids when I'm working, and when we press stop and I walk outside, they're the first things I think about.
song writing people
If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect and sell it to the masses as a "break-up song," I can't imagine doing that to people I love.
cities people able
I would never be able to live in a huge city. I'd feel like one of 100,000 people doing the same thing.
hurt home people
I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke somebody's ego or be careful about hurting someone's feelings. But I also want to know that I can still go into the world and be with other people and make music.
successful trying firsts
It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.
musician hard
It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.
fighting littles resistance
You need a little resistance-something to fight against.
new-york actors towns
You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.
dream people listening
I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams.
moving inspiration sharks
It's kind of ridiculous that I find inspiration in just getting away from everything. But when you've gone through it, you realize that it's the enemy. It's a distraction from what you're really doing. You've got to keep moving. Like a shark.
fun thinking winning
I think the media's the kind of thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.
art attitude school
Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure.