The melodies come out so strong that I'm like, "Oh, crap." It's really better if they could both be kind of able to compromise, but the melodies, even more recently, they come out very fully cast and formed.

There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension.

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin.

I really like the sound of analog things where clearly there's something being touched. You can sense that something is handmade. So much with digital, there's a disconnect.

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

I think life is a wondrous thing. I'm happy to try pretty hard.