If I write a blues piece while the mood is on me, it comes out sooo busted-up that no-one wants to hear it. I save the blues for later, when I've got some perspective. Remember, the blues is music you listen to to help you get over bad times.

When I'm actually up to my butt in the deep, dark, brown stuff, I write slow minor-key 'movie theme' stuff, and I put as much power into it as I can muster. I'm trying to compensate for something that made me feel small and unworthy, right?