I'd become very involved in the production, so the albums were taking longer. So it was never a deliberate decision not to do live shows. A few times, I've thought about doing them again, but it's just kind of never happened. I've just sort of gone the path of becoming a recording artist I guess.

Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.

I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.

The world is continually changing. I think in some ways it's changing in a very positive way.

I split it up into working on the two narrative pieces that can tell a story. The scariest thing was whether I'd be any good performing live again. It was such a long time since I'd done any live work. It's so different for me than recording. Every night my audiences were what I would dream of. You could just feel their support.

My desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.

I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.