I spend a night there once, I was dizzy with Hadrian's Blues.

"As a result of events immorialized later, in the song 'South Street Exit,' I went through an existential meltdown after almost going to meet Elvis on 101 North of Paso. 'Exit Interview With Charlie Rose' is a song spurred Chris Bianco's recollection…

Another true tale. This one chronicling the turning point in my life: getting nearly-killed with brass knuckles on Paine's Creek Road in Red Buff. Ca. in 1992.

This one is a true story. It's all true and I take delight in being able to sing the line "I was almost hit by a tan sedan the morning after the night we lost the van."

I wrote this one about mysterious singer who used to busk at a gas station in Redding. It was his scene and he played it like he owned it.He had a song called "Concrete Mana" and another one called "Luanne" that I wish I had recorded.

This is a song about an unknown girl in an mysterious painting....

"Want to write a shout-out to Jimmy Six-Pence or Vic Swankly and let some of that off your chest for awhile? Don't think about it, just trust yourself to find it: it's your damn song, who's going to know if you messed it up. Drive on, Soldier…

"This song is real. I had this nagging sense that I needed to write a song about it and I kept dragging my feet. It came out at the end of the first recording session, lyrics only. Very painful and very powerful to write: it was a cosmic moment…

"Remember that song you wrote about 25 different summer nights in Chico? Tin Pan Alley it and make sure you throw some Smiths references in there. You always loved Morrissey. You thought to call it 'Red Cups in the Kitchen' way before that Koby…