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I know how to tell a story to a thousand people. Sometimes I don't know how to tell a story to a piece of tape on a wall and a camera.

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.

In the past 3-4 years I've developed a habit of keeping numerous small cassette recorders in my house and in a bag with me so that I'm able to commit to tape memory song ideas on a constant basis.

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

I hang out and sign records for an hour or two hours every night, and I like to hear as many people's stories as I can, because if somebody wants to share their story with me, I want to honor that.

So I use a tape recorder a lot to record ideas.

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.

I have been recording for five decades now.

I used to collect comic books. I had a substantial collection. I collect records also, but those have gone the way of the world.