The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully.

I just try to use my own life to build a human song: something that people can relate to in some way. It's not like the psychiatrist's couch or anything.

It sort of depends on the song. Some of them are pretty easy to write, and others take a while. I do a lot of writing in the morning.

I put my energy into writing songs. I have to carve out a living somehow doing this, and licensing is one way. It's hard to register what's "too much" for other people. I don't watch TV, so it's tough for me to gauge. I just take it as it comes, and don't put a whole lot of thought into it.

I'm kind of interested in visual communication. For me it's more about suggesting than arguing a point.

We all assume the worst the best we can.

The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully.