There's a lot of ways to be honest that don't necessarily involve absolute facts being true. I think that's something I absolutely try to do.

In the end, when you're writing a really good song, it strikes the right tone.

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 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.

The more you release records, in some ways it takes pressure off you.

I've tried to write songs for other people and it usually requires them singing it and then changing the phrasing. I can put a lot of words in a song, and one of the reasons is, I'm not that good of a singer, so I don't hold a lot of notes.

So maybe it’s just a part of who we all are, and always were. My worry now, though, is that we are starting to nurture these neuroses of ours, and treating them like pets. That can’t be a good thing.