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Artists talk in 'art speak.'

I believe that any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.

I have trouble with modern art. But in general, all art forms fascinate me - art is the way human beings express what we can't say in words.

Any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.

There's the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that's what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place.

I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world.

Sometimes I make things that people have very strong responses to. Whether that's art, I don't know. That's one of those words that doesn't mean anything. It's why I don't just use words.

It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.

I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.

I started out as an artist, and what I do is verbal paintings. I paint a picture. Hopefully, you'll see the characters and what they're doing and what they're saying.