Well, that’s sort of a secret.  I can tell you a bit about the origins of this cover art, though. A lot of people ask me about this album cover.  Usually, my first response is “my friend Angela Lee came up with it…she’s a genius.”  That’s the truth.  I basically gave her the title of the album, and she came up with this insane piece of art.

Hammy is a hamster, of course.  But when I wrote the tune “Hammy’s Secret Life,” it wasn’t actually meant to be about a hamster.  It was written for a friend of mine (who’s name sounds like “Hammy” when you say it in a certain language) who had to live a bit of a secret life for a while.  I can’t tell you any more about it.  It’s a secret!

The Elvis Suit

Why is Hammy dressed like Elvis?

He’s wearing my Halloween costume….

First Draft

Can you believe this was the first draft?  It’s perfect. I was ready to use this exact version as the cover.

Angela doesn’t have a website.  If she did, I would link to it all over the place.  She is a genius.  You can play a hilarious game called “Scoops” that she made for CBC’s kids site.