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 a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.

I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.

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.

I've always been fascinated by flight and the freeness of birds.

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

I think the consistency comes from the parts.