That's why you go to a nice studio. You can get a magic take. You don't really have to do anything to it.

Don't go to the same studio twice, or work with the same engineer twice.

I really do think everybody can sing.

Basically, no one else gives me any opinions on lyrics. I don't ask for them. If they did, I would listen.

I've been getting plenty off my chest. Sometimes I get too much off my chest and I regret it.

Traditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different kinds of music. I don't listen to any of those Internet radio things. I have iTunes on my thing, but I've never bought a single thing on it. Except for "Call Me Maybe," for the kids or whatever. Carly Rae Jepsen.

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.