I started playing music at a pretty young age
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records
I actually am always a music first person
If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do
I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head