The songs came from a more solitary place and I hadn't played them with many people before recording. So I just added the layers of people who are in my life, and built up the songs.

I really am planning on living to be 100. People ask, "Why are you so depressed?" I'm actually a very happy person.

It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.

Same if you had a bad show, it just rolls off you more easily.

Maybe when I die and I'm thrown overboard, I'll turn into a mermaid.

I love the idea of birds having human qualities...I think all humans want to be birds so we can fly.

The songs came from a more solitary place and I hadn't played them with many people before recording. So I just added the layers of people who are in my life, and built up the songs.