When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.

Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.

I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about.

It's a hard thing to explain, but the more I arrange for strings, the more I realize the possibilities.

I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matching a classic chord progression with another chord progression.

My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most films and records being made today - too many people involved. I think it dilutes the artist's intent and inspiration.

I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.