You need to keep something for yourself. As a writer, I feel that even more strongly. I feel like I need to be able to freely observe the world. That's the way I like to move through the world; I don't need to be the focus of attention. If I am, it impairs my ability to write and to do what I do.

I decided to do whatever I could to make sure the business side of music didn't intrude on the creative part.

That's one of the things I like about San Francisco. It's not like anywhere else in the world.

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