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

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

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.

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.

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

Performing alone - it's a very solitary experience. When you're in a band, when something amazing happens on stage you can look at each other, "Yeah! we're so locked in." Or if something goes wrong, you can look at each other and shrug and say, "Oops." If you're doing it by yourself, you reflect on it in a completely different way.

I think the consistency comes from the parts.