I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music.
“We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.”
“I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.”