I definitely don't feel a sense of jealousy or competition, and that's a really good feeling.

I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.

I look suspicious if I dress in sort of benign clothes, going to the airport.

When making a record, I could done a new face pretty easily and use all these different devices to hide who I am - or who I was - which really had very little to do with what I was trying to convey.

In the years between 2000 and 2004, I always got the feeling that people were just starting to hear about me and they were all late to the game. I'd be out playing shows for records that I recorded back in 1999 that were just coming out.

It's really the creature of my own making from top to bottom. I appreciate that. And the good fortune, the perseverance, having the stamina to stick around longer than everyone else even after people write you off - that's always been a good motivating force in my life.

I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.