Matt Sharp — American Musician born on September 22, 1969,

Matthew Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a founding member and former bassist of the alternative rock band Weezer. In 1994, he started a band called The Rentals, who released their debut album shortly after Weezer's first release, their second album in 1999, and an EP in 2007. In addition, he has released one full-length album and one EP as a solo artist... (wikipedia)

I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings.
The feeling of support I got was pretty overwhelming. That energy and optimism was something I had been missing and didn't even know it.
I've written quite a few things, but I've put it on hold for now to see how everything fits together. Then I'll approach it and write specifically to see how the pieces fit in the puzzle.
I'm kind of a one-note at a time, one finger keyboard player.
The stuff we did under the name the Rentals got so chaotic.