There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.

My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.

Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling.

Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across.

I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.

There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.