I don't think that much anymore in terms of 'write a record, record a record, tour a record,' because in my own mind, things have changed, in that I'm just an ongoing artist. I'm not quite sure what the next project needs to be until it presents himself, and then I know. I just follow dutifully while I'm being led.

It's good to feel excited by the environment you're in.

If I ever meet a writer or a painter, I don't presuppose that they are like the work they are presenting.

And all of these writers offer me a greater understanding of what it is to be alive, and that is such an incredible thing art can do for other people. It made me want to try and get close to this strange, mysterious thing that people can do with words.

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

[Writing] has helped me meet people.

I think I'm a maker of songs, and songs are like films or a picture: You put them over there, and they have nothing to do with you.