It could appear that I'm some kind of natural genius, but it's just a million small lessons I've picked up over the years.

It could appear that I'm some kind of natural genius, but it's just a million small lessons I've picked up over the years.

It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records.

I find that I end up liking songs if I really have an idea of something I wat to write about-some problem in my life or something I want to work through; if I don't have something like that at the root of the song, then I think I end up not caring about it as much. I gravitate towards some kind of concept or idea or situation that I want to write about. Very often I have to write, rewrite and come at it from an opposite angle...and I end up writing the opposite song that I thought I was going to write.

With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I'm going to keep moving forward.

If enough people out there want a physical product, I'll be happy to make one. I'd say about 10,000 people is "enough."

I do want to make music that people love, but I also want to make music that I love. I know I can't please everyone with anything I do, so I don't think too much about how other people are going to take things.