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've guess I've gotten older and my sex appeal has waned. It's OK. I've got an amazing girlfriend and she keeps me happy.

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.

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.

I wanted to remind people that there was a time when music required an attention span.

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."

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.