It's hard to be bipolar and bicoastal at the same time.

There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or even think about the fantasy of rock & roll, I mean, it's a really vulnerable place to be in. It's a huge thing to do.

I can sort of will that stuff to happen to me if I put myself in the right headspace. Then I can actually get to a space where it won't just be one song that comes through, but a series of them.

Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the universe to enter your heart in an entirely different way to what it normally does. It's like inviting that energy of the universe to enter into your craft in a way where it has a meaning.

I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music.

When I'm in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I'm in a movie.

Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about.