When recording, whatever you first think about, you come out with something totally different at the end of it. Whatever plans you have you throw away, because it's always going to end up sounding pretty different from what you initially thought of. I probably only had about five or six songs when I started, and it just sort of flowed from that.

I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough.

I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.

I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me.

It's important to know all those things, but part of our jobs is to move people along and to make people excited to buy music or buy clothes, and give them enjoyment, I think, too.

I still want to do what I want to do, but we also have to think about some sense of protecting the business that's out there as well.

There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.