produced during the transition period between silent film and talkies, the movie was released in both sound and silent versions. it may have been nicknamed grasshopper. he has stated that he would prefer to let his work speak for itself: "i think right now for what i’m doing, i want my music and i want my lyrics and i want the songs and what i do on stage and in my videos hopefully to speak for [themselves]... i think some of the magic and mystery in music has been lost in contemporary culture. 