My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record

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

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

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much creative energy, so many creative people really feeds that creativity in me

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

When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.