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.

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."

I don't make demos. I don't have the interest or the energy or the time.

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

Anyone who has toured as long as I have, or who has traveled as extensively, and says that they've never cheated is lying.

We're all human and life is complicated.

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