Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. Theyre all full of subtext, and some of them are cliche and overused and vernacular. Theyre tricky. All I can say is, words are tricky.

The earth almost looks like it's packed down and dense from so many feet treading over it.

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

I don't like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I'm making the record.

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?

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

I'm a terrible Scrabble player.