I think that there's a proliferation of music that is done entirely in the bedroom for an Internet audience, but there's no way in hell that you could actually kill off a live show, and its importance in the creation of music - it's just impossible.

In the age of the mp3, you gotta make the package special, something that's worth owning.

I think, if I had my choice, I would spend all my time in the studio writing, and creating music.

When I came back to America, I realized that world music is no joke, it really has a lot to it.

My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar player.

Lyrics are what I tend to tear hair out over and they're where I tend to feel weak musically, if I'm being very honest. It is not something I feel like I know anything about; I would not consider myself a writer. I just want to sing, I just want to sing a melody, I just want to feel a melody, and be part of the song, and everything else is not so important.

I think it's become much harder because I'm more afraid of every step I take. I'm more aware of its ramifications, I'm more aware of the less creative aspects of music - like the business-side of things for example.