There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.

I'm not interested in corporate magic or fame.

I have a theory that you can decide to make whatever day it is a good day.

I'm just a regular guy, but if you cross me it will get physical.

Im not interested in fad songs.

I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.

The only thing contrived is the production - you can over-produce to the point you kill a good idea, you can under-produce so that the song's amazing but you'll have folks at a radio station saying they won't play it, so there's this balance, and it has to be true.