I'm not really a strange person or anything, so if there's music I like, usually there's other people who like it too.

I could probably live in Bali the rest of my life and completely live in the sticks and have a f - king moped and make a record every couple of years and not step in public and break even like I do anyway. That's really tempting.

I do think that when you make repeated mistakes, it's usually because you're just not coming to grips with something.

Im really good at writing almost hits.

I'm definitely an anomaly, but I'm making things. They're selling, say, martinis, and I'm kind of making vintage Riesling. People aren't going to sit there very often, not your average public, and your average music-business monster is not going to take the time to notice the overtones and the undertones inside the flavor. They'd rather just have the martini.

If you're afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.