Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band, per se. It's become a completely different thing. And it's not just simply an effect. It's just a very surprisingly intuitive thing.

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

Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound.

Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a good thing. I was just very focused. Maybe I should have taken a break or something, and not done such a long push.

Some of your best songs come from a desperate attempt to escape, so sitting in an airport for hours I can just start pulling out little fragments of songs from my head. A lot of times a melody will just occur to me and be my companion for a couple of months.