I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve the purpose of me expressing who I am at this period of time and augmenting that or pulling it forward and I love that process.
I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.
There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.
People need to put my music in a perspective where they use other established artists from the past, and almost all the names I see related to my music are great musicians.
I didn't really even think of recording under my own name for a long time. I thought, 'I've got the rest of my life to do that.'
People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.
I don't tell many people my last name.
I don't think shoving my butt into people's faces will tell them anything about who I am. How is that connecting to your audience? What is that doing for your music?
Music is in me. I don't have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music's not good they won't hang around.
I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.