Musicians exist independent of any of the marketing terms or the categorization.

It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music.

In retrospect I wrote things about my life and my family's existence, I realized that it was a frighteningly harsh way to make a living. And I used to say that they were slowly dying trying to make a living.

As a writer, I always tend to take the liberty and the great artistic luxury of a composite form of writing.

I like order. It allows me to have chaos in my head.

My parents were not affluent people and were not - didn't come from the extremities of education. My mother had a high school diploma. I often think I so wish she'd come out of the hills in Appalachia and been able to go on to college. I think she would have made a wonderful teacher.

Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself.