I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.
I had to learn everything about manufacturing, patents and how to run a business, and eventually I came up with an prototype that worked.
The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.