As I've gotten older, I have gotten a lot better at finding the pleasures of making music despite the business of it.

When I'm recording something (especially because I produce my own music) I might consider how hard it would be to replicate a song on stage.

I think I have come across as "unafraid" because I really cannot control what comes through me in my writing.

It's funny because my main awkwardness around writing the song had little to do with the method.

I wanted to touch on the piece where often politicians use "god" to excuse their actions.

My approach to writing and recording now is pretty much the same as when I started. Except now I worry even less about what people will think of what I made. And I am not drunk.

I always write from rhythm first, so if I need a song fast, I have to start there. Then I just threw some electric guitar at it.