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.

It's not that I literally believe in magic or spirits. In my logical life I absolutely don't believe in any kind of mumbo jumbo. But I do have this belief in the greater magic of the universe.

My relationship to all my family in Ireland is more to family as a whole. It wasn't that we had a very specific one-on-one relationship.

You might not be riding high on a great show for as long because you didn't have people to share the joy with.

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.

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

I think the consistency comes from the parts.