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

I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me.

I have a very strong belief in God.

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.

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.

Even though someone has died, a piece of their spirit can still be alive. That's an exciting world for me to take music into, or to attempt to do that.

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