No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

It was disturbing to me that an idea or a song could become something so different from what you originally intended. It's like if a friend took a stupid picture of you at a party on their phone, and the next thing you knew, it was on every billboard.

I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded.

Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn't even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic. But after a while, I realized that it's important to embrace things that are available in your time, and try to do something different with them.

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.

Somebody else is satisfied by five Bentleys. I'm satisfied by a beautiful string arrangement.

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.