Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the song and the initial inspiration.

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

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

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.

When I first started making music, it was learning other peoples songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas.

When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voice to bring ideas across became more complicated, and I felt I could use it more as an expressive tool.

My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.