I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.

I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level.

I don't really believe in political art. I feel in my heart the purpose of art transcends cultural and class and politics. I think something like the Sistine Chapel is something that goes beyond just being a Christian thing. It transcends its Christianity and becomes sort of a universal beauty. And I think that's true of music and art and literature.

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.