Steve Burns not only created an amazing album, Songs for Dustmite, but he's headed out on the road to promote it with the Starlight Mints backing him. While it was a bit of a fight to see who would interrogate Mr. Burns, Rayanna won when the rest of us got awestruck talking to the Talking Steve doll we acquired. So, here it is:

Rayanna: How are you today?

Steve: I'm okay. Just rolling into Dallas, Texas, right now.

Rayanna: The show last night was great.

Steve: Thank you.

Rayanna: So, this is your first tour, right?

Steve: It is. You witnessed my second show.

Rayanna: How has it been being on the road for you?

Steve: If you don't have fun doing this, you’re incapable of having fun.

Rayanna: So, is being a musician what you expected?

Steve: It’s a little early to tell.

Rayanna: How long have you been playing music?

Steve: My whole life really.

Rayanna: This is your first album, what kind of reaction are you getting from that so far?

Steve: So far the reviews on the album have been really good. Newsweek gave it a really positive review, Blender has given it a positive review, basically everyone is really surprised. There’s an enormous precedent for records like this to suck, and I think people are pleasantly surprised that it doesn't.

Rayanna: When you decided to make an album, was it hard, being Steve from Blue's Clues, a children's show, to get an album made?

Steve: No, it wasn't particularly hard. People wanted me to make a kid's record. I wasn't making a record for anyone but myself at that point.

Rayanna: How did you end up getting Steve Drozd (of the Flaming Lips) to work on the album with you?

Steve: I sent a CD to their producer Dave Fridmann and he liked it. He hooked me up with the Flaming Lips.

Rayanna: You're in their movie (Christmas on Mars) as well, right?

Steve: Sure. Once I met Steven, I met Wayne and he asked me to be in the movie and I said 'Of course.' It was very simple.

Rayanna: What made you decide to use the video cameras, screens and movies to add to the sets?

Steve: Especially now that music is so easy to trade and so free, I think your live show becomes more important, I think it needs to have added value. Music, in general, has become for a big part, a visual medium with MTV. It’s also something I do. I come from television production, so it’s very simple for me to put these things together.

Rayanna: So, you actually produce everything you put together for the shows?

Steve: Yes.

Rayanna: What instruments do you play on this album?

Steve: On this album, I play most of the guitars, a little bit piano and the Thinking Chair.

Rayanna: The Thinking Chair…(laughs)…Do you have a lot of mothers coming out to shows?

Steve: Not too many. There are four rabid fans, who are very devoted. But it is strange to see them out there with all the college students. But I think it’s great. I think that’s why it's so interesting.

Rayanna: Do you see yourself ever doing any acting in the future?

Steve: No. I’m not going to turn down any interesting opportunity but, I'm not focusing on acting at all. But, if something comes up, sure.

Rayanna: Well, your tour is really short, are you going to add any more dates?

Steve: This is just a warm-up. This is basically rehearsing in public, we’re not terribly well rehearsed yet. Fortunately, I'm working with a great band so we’re able to pull it off.

Rayanna: So, where did you learn to balance guitars on your chin, I noticed it last night in the videos.

Steve: I can balance all sorts of things on my chin. I'd like to it live. I think the club we're in now has low ceilings.

Rayanna: Well, that about closes it up.

Steve: That's funny because we’re rolling up to the in-store now.

Rayanna: Great. Just wanted to see how everything was going and what to expect.