Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.

There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.

I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.

I see some recurring themes: things that feel threaded together, some symbolic references, and songs about some of the big questions, like death. There are a lot of references to weather, too!

I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished.

I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.