Just looking into something kind of analytically can give a lot of ideas.

When people hit on feeling a certain melancholy or elation, it's a really exciting moment. I think making that connection is the goal, and what makes something great.

The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own.

I can still sing most Eagles songs, even though I never bought a record and never liked the band.

The point of being in a band, for instance, isn't to get big; it's about enjoying playing shows.

I think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.

I would never talk to a girl in a bar, like a pick-up thing. But I could talk to anyone if they wore a t-shirt of a band I like.