It's kind of ridiculous that I find inspiration in just getting away from everything. But when you've gone through it, you realize that it's the enemy. It's a distraction from what you're really doing. You've got to keep moving. Like a shark.

I probably could have a hip-hop-style entourage of 40 people coming with me to the club or whatever, and I don't do that. And I think sometimes maybe I should. It just makes things easier - if you don't like being by yourself, maybe just don't do it ever.

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.

I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan.

Onstage, I don't feel any glory from people clapping in the audience, but when they're pushing me to do something new that feels good.

I didn't really even think of recording under my own name for a long time. I thought, 'I've got the rest of my life to do that.'

I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget to come back.