I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.

The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots.

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

With the words, a lot of things start with questions. Some word kind of piques my interest, and I love the way it sounds, but I really don't know what it means. And I honestly don't care for a while.

I'm a terrible Scrabble player.

The orchestra's an amazing instrument, but I don't want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring and a little bit overdramatic, perhaps. I'm still just having too much fun doing it my way, for the time being.

Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band, per se. It's become a completely different thing. And it's not just simply an effect. It's just a very surprisingly intuitive thing.