I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.

Loneliness is the most compelling force in the universe.

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's all a complete accident.

I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag.

If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice, you sing from your belly. And when you sing in a falsetto, you're blocking that. It gives it a filter. It gives it a character. It's less revealing.

I don't have a problem doing interviews. It's not punishment. There's things about it that I don't like. No one else is really saying these kinds of things, so someone has to. I don't think that it's the most humbled thing to talk about yourself for hours and hours and hours.