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

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

Nylon string is still a new love and I'm not tired of it yet.

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.

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.

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

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