I remember being very psyched for our first tours, despite not knowing about the endless stream of situations and setbacks that we'd face.

I have a strong impulse to protect history and time and the lineage of events.

The music usually occurs to me as a complete sound, and then I have developed the skill of being able to translate that into a fully realized song.

My goal is to make something special and pure, and that keeps me going, keeps me busy on the path of sobriety.

For me, self-gratification eventually took a backseat to trying to do something collaborative with other people, to trying to make something new.

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.

I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.