I also don't believe that "everything happens for a reason," which is in a similar category of world-views.

I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, "Great, I get to remake my song."

If you take a little time, let's say three weeks off, after recording a song, and you listen to it every other day, you're just going to know eventually.

It's like you don't know you're making a record unless you're half-killing yourself.

The earth almost looks like it's packed down and dense from so many feet treading over it.