I got into one Metallica record. That was about it. I never got into AC/DC or Black Sabbath or any of that. I was interested in the side of heavy metal that had interesting guitar ideas, but that was a very short-lived thing.

I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.

My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.

It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.

I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.

It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?