No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

I still play solo shows. And some of those shows are still some of the best, most gratifying shows.

The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin and start to play, the kind of melodies that just pour out of me. Some of them sound very classical. Some of them sound experimental, polyrhythmic loops that I make.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'

I definitely have to give myself permission, like on "Master Swarm," to rip a lead on that. Just play a violin solo that's - it's a bit showoff-y, but it's fun, so who cares?