And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected

Emerson, Lake & Palmer or King Crimson or Gentle Giant - the worst prog rock references I can come up with. Though I totally loved those groups as a kid.

I started playing music at a pretty young age