Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that

I started playing music at a pretty young age

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much

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

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

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment