The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

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

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

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

I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out.

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

The weirdest time is when I'm having to explain myself all day to journalists, and then I don't perform, so there's no release, just a lot of self-consciousness. Then what do you do with that at the end of the day? How do you release your brain from talking about yourself all day?