Negative feelings can either lead to sinking into oneself and disappearing, or they can make you angry and want to prove that you're worthy to be in the conversation.

Certain people have the eye of the tiger, and I never was myself that kind of person, although I'm not a slacker.

The way I work is mostly unconscious and instinctive.

You always want an album to sound like its own little planet.

I was pretty tough and serious in my 20s.

I love the feeling of nostalgia vying with the present. That can be from song to song, or within the same song.

It is a good thing to let someone else's vision take over, and it has always been a good thing in the end.