I make the kind of music I like

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

For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.

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

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 wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do