I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

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

I have some irrepressible pop impulses to write an appealing, concise song. And I also have some irrepressible kind of restlessness as well, and I need to keep myself interested. When I'm left to my own devices, there's a struggle.

I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.

A day off after a show with no agenda in a foreign city is about the most fertile creative situation I can imagine. Just walking with nothing to do, killing time and hearing the sights and sounds of an unfamiliar place.

The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.