May 16th 2005 Excerpt
I like to think that the difficulty I experience in defining my musical tastes is owing to the intricacy of my upbringing and musical self-discovery, my love affair with listening, finding that intriguing detail that never gets old, experimentation with different genres. As a musician I often feel as though I occupy some loosely or undefined middle ground: a more accomplished listener than performer, neither professional nor amateur, neither scholar nor idiot, certainly educated, but most certainly not a snob.
I like the think these things, but the truth of the matter is really far more serious. I am addicted to the top 40 music of the last 15 years. This worries and confuses people a great deal.