Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit

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

I did a song, "Court and Spark," for a Joni Mitchell tribute album that's yet to see the light of day. So she's someone I'd like to do something with, sure. I worked with the great guitar player Bill Frisell on Phantom Moon - that was fun. I'm such a fan; he's amazing.

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record

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