Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

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I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to...

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to...

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song...

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song...

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I...

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I...

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this...

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this...

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I...

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I...

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big...

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big...

I make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record...

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record...

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by...

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by...

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.

But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the...

But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the...

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and...

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and...

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York...

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York...

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and...

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and...

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying...

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying...

For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with...

For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with...