I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory can recall.

In order to make a normal-sized record, a singer songwriter should have a couple dozen finished songs. Once they go through the process of production, the ones that scream out at you that they're finished are the ones that make the record.

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.

The production process has a great way of bringing songs to light and that's a big part of it.

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.

There's at least one fist bump every interview.

I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.