Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

Whatever you do, don’t avoid writing because of fear of pain and suffering.

Marisa Demarco, the festival founder, asked me to perform. I immediately said no. I couldn’t fathom performing without the safety net of my band.

Inspiration doesn’t require bad art, but nothing gets me firing on all cylinders like the desire to make something that sucks not suck.

I sat on that plane from New York thinking about the past and an idea popped into my head.

Art isn’t sacred; it is stolen and built upon and then stolen and built upon again and again.

Sometimes artists try to cut out all outside influences so their vision is more “pure” or “unadulterated.” That’s crazy.

Emotion is often the foundational element of each song but it does not always come from me.

Deadlines and scheduling are the keys. If I don’t have a show or other external deadlines, I create my own deadlines.

To help ride the waves of inconsistent finances I have a few different side jobs, which must meet all four of the following criteria.

The assertively patient Miller is from the school of thought where you don’t allow yourself a backup plan to fall on. He goes after what he wants and gets it, all the while feeling like he hasn’t achieved anything particularly special.

Every four years, in the early hours of a new or renewed mandate, I do find myself mysteriously yet resolutely standing at a personal crossroad again.