You have to collaborate with the moment and the environment. It kind of was magnified by the house being a studio.

Good art doesn't really have an expiration date on it. That's something to be happy about, if you're making art.

We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake us out of that- with no other purpose than to wake us- is valuable.

Now everybody knows about this thing that's my secret. It was my thing, the music I turned to when I was alone and needed it. It's what helps me get through these times. It's just between me and music, and now it's been shared with the world.

I've always wanted to write a song that goes, "I love you" and a book that goes, "Something happened." Something very direct.

I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music.

I get to swim in the ocean every single day, which is a very, very important thing to do to stay connected.