The idea of trying to predict what people will or won't respond to is risky.

My favorite records are not easy - they're not records that reveal everything to you the first time out.

Food in Dublin has gotten immeasurably better than it was. When I was a kid, there weren't a lot of options. Now you're overwhelmed with options.

I have a vision for everything that I make, but... I'm not that considerate about what I do. I do whatever is in my head and how it ends up tends to be the thing that it's supposed to be. It was never a premeditated decision.

The idea of trying to predict what people will or won't respond to is risky.

I approach every show from the same fundamental perspective: this is a conversation, and my job is to make people leave the show feeling like they've seen something singular. It's not about smashing someone over the head from the jump-off.

Life is short. I'm here to make music, I'm not here to sit on a beach. That sounds really boring to me.