When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.

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.

I'm a boxing junkie, a serial-killer junkie, and a classical guitar junkie. All of these guys are great, poetic references.

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

We're all human and life is complicated.

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 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.