I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

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!

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

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

Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.

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

As a child I spent a lot of time at the library.