I'm always moving forward creatively and don't like stalling, trying to find the perfect snare drum sound.

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.

Trying to cope with the balance between home life and road life has been a theme in my music since early Red House Painters records.

I didn't want to put myself, or anyone else, asleep with another quintessential Mark Kozelek album.

When I get compared to artists like Jose Gonzalez or Bon Iver, I can't help but think, "I've been doing this since they were in third grade."

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.