I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

I liked the fact that I was forced to get inside of my emotions and to really try to figure out a lot of what I was going through.

I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

Back in the day, fans wrote letters to groups - you'd get them, although it could take a while. Now, artists can go online and there's discussions about what you should and shouldn't be doing. The minute you announce that you're recording an album, thousands of people are telling you what that album should be.

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.