In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.

There are a few people that I always say, "Hey, what do you think of this?" The minute that you know that you want this particular person to hear it, you know that you're pretty much done - although you're doing it to hear some feedback. It's a smart move to know whose ears you want.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.