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.

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.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.

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.

Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.