Happy music doesn't tend to move me much
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records
I privilege the music over the lyrics
When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.
I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that.