Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn't even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic.

I'm always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can't escape the fact that it's all going to be digitized and reduced. I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded. I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music. I wonder if it's going to go back to that. Sometimes I think it has to. As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

I didn't want to do something typical.

As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

There are people who've prepared their whole lives for real heavy success and bask in it. They're so good at it and they obviously love it. I'm just happy to be making a record.