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."

There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper credit and that's not true anymore - it used to be. A lot of jazz musicians would get respect in Europe.

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

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

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

There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier record. Or "Glass Figurine." That's my version of a relationship song.

Some of my earlier songs are kind of more about mental illness.