That's one of those hazards of an interview: You get tired of your stock answer and you try to get creative and even play devil's advocate.

If you know that someone is going to hear what you're doing, you're always going to be self-conscious about it. In a way that's good; it spurs you on.

For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really kind of nice.

Sometimes songs need extra time and space to really play themselves out, and some songs it's like, this is all you need, a straightforward thing.

I could never settle down into a reggae band, that's too bizarre.

That's one of those hazards of an interview: You get tired of your stock answer and you try to get creative and even play devil's advocate.

People who were really good at playing or singing seemed boring to me.