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

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.