Еhe older you get, the more baggage you have, and the harder it is to just split.

I was 19 when I recorded my first album, and I've been exposed to many things during these last few years; all the baby fat is gone.

I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there.

I do it live on tape with a band. It's not like I'm doing electronic music with a laptop.

I relate to hustlers who want to get out of where they are and create something different for themselves.

I remember watching Romeo + Juliet when I was 14 and listening to the soundtrack. When I hear that soundtrack now, all those emotions come back. It's really beautiful when you're at a certain point in your life where most of the adventure lies ahead of you. And it's a sad thing when you feel like you've lost that. But you can get it back.

I don't necessarily love all the collaborations that I've done; the more I work with other people, the more I realize that I want to work with myself.