Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side.

With modern recording techniques, and living in the Pro Tools era, the process gets really drawn-out, and it can become painstaking.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

I enjoy recording live better, but I think by the nature of it you are going to end up with something that's a little bit more traditional.

Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things from eight years ago-they just took a long time to distill and come out in the appropriate way.

There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.

When you use some of the more modern recording devices and Pro Tools, when you get into the technology, you are aching to get into some territory.