I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything worthwhile, it certainly 'feels' like it happened on the spur of the moment, but it's a composite of lots of spurs of the moment, hopefully. And over time, you catch up with those, and then you have a full set of lyrics you've thought of and you feel comfortable singing.

I don't like being in public with headphones on. I don't know how people can do it. It seems like you're so cut off from your environment. I feel like I'd get hit by a car.

I always think I don't have any songs, I don't have anything I'm working on, and I get in the studio and realize there are 20 things I'm thinking about. It's just kind of second nature.

For the most part I stand by all of records. I just always like the one I've done most recently the best and I think that's the whole point.

I don't really feel like you're making a record unless you pay attention to it.

Internet is radio for a lot of people. It's a place to get music and hear music, and no amount of clamping down will change that.

I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me.