I'm 45 and I don't have time to spend two years of my life bringing in producers and dragging the record around the planet.

I make music to process - because I have to, not for praise or accolades or reactions.

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.

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

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

Songs are puzzles - you get an intro, or maybe an end, but you gotta fill in the rest. Sometimes they come easy and sometimes they're a pain in the ass.