All the records I've put out have had either artwork that I did while I was young or something that my Dad painted.

Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs.

Often times at a concert, I just close my eyes. Music is very transportive and visual for me like that.

I do get a bit of a sense, just from e-mails some people send me, just a little sense of how people in different countries seem to respond differently to certain lines in a song.

What makes me vulnerable? Well, my ego, probably. I kind of like to try to let go of it. Or feeling out of my depth. In various aspects of my life, whether it's musical or personal.

A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it involves combining the music fandom: collecting, searching, discovering music history, and artifacts of recording that you may not have known existed and you just kind of unlock parts of your brain, you know?

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number.