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

I've literally opened it up to suggestions and it's totally chaotic and kind of a bad idea. You don't need the actual feedback to get a sense. When you're showing a song for the first time, people can feel that newness.

There's always that struggle between me wanting to keep [song] new and fresh and then be - I can never get with pop songs being so repetitive.

There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

I've always had levity in my songs, so I like to turn things over, twist them around, and make fun of myself.

I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's really what it is. A place to get away. I'll spend maybe four days out there if I can, just completely immersed - like where I don't bathe or brush my teeth for a few days, just get up and make coffee and experiment until the sun goes down.

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