But it was another girl, young and new to the city, fiddling with her keys.

I don't really know where my ideas come from. I start with a time and a place. That's what I need to get started, and an intellectual question.

I guess in my own life, privacy, anonymity, and the mystery of being lost are important. I also feel that people are mysterious and complex no matter what they do, and no matter how hard they try to reveal their own mystery.

There's a fine line between thinking about somebody and thinking about not thinking about somebody, but I have the patience and the self-control to walk that line for hours - days, if I have to.

I haven't had writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly.

But it was another girl, young and new to the city, fiddling with her keys.

The music industry is an interesting lens through which to look at change, because it has had such a difficult time adjusting to the digital age.