I wanted to give my first instincts a chance without shooting them down immediately, which I sometimes do.

There were a lot more girls at the shows early on. I'd get off stage and there would be options. Those days are long gone, thank god.

When you get older, you're bothered, or inspired, by other things in life than a girl breaking up with you. Things get heavier as you get older.

Demos are something you do in the early stages of your career, but when you get going, you just go in and record the song.

You really think all of those indie music dorks go to SXSW every year to check out music? They go there to wear their laminates and act important and try to get laid.

Like many musicians, it's my roots in music, playing cover songs. I've done probably a lot more covers than the average person who does what I do, but I'm very proud of it, and I do feel like I really bring a lot artistically to these covers.

I feel like when the songwriting slows, I'd love to help others with their records. If it's something I really believe in, it's worth the effort.