NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos.

The bungle tour is a bit up in the air due to the fact this at we are getting screwed by our overseas label.

There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.

Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however.

I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation.

If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure.

It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open.

I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.

I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.

Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.

I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks.

Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.

Being in several, disparate bands is what I thrive on.

Bungle is definitely a priority right now.

But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance.

Harry Patch didn't get enough recognition. Jerry Garcia got too much.

I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

I have no inflated ideas about success anyway.

I love playing in Fantomas, which is very strict in terms of composition.

I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.

I need to broaden my horizons.

I remember when metal was something you really had to search out, and now I hear it on car commercials.

I take all of my music seriously and personally.

I think it was more personal, but I certainly tried to adapt certain concepts of Surrealism.

I'm comfortable, but not satisfied and I hope to always feel that way.