There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

I'm aware that I'm very fringe, and it's nice that way.

Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone... than I ever have before.

I'm older than I was, and I'm still washed-up, and I haven't changed my music one iota. It's just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.

The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.

The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

Everything I write is personal, really. Even when I'm sarcastic, it's quite personal. And on this record, from the production to the singing to the performances, I got it really honest. To the modern ear, it seems soft. When you hear it against other things, it seems vulnerable. Lyrically and musically, though, this is more subtle. And, yes, it's asking a lot of someone who's used to being hit over the head with bright neon to listen to this.