I make the kind of music I like.

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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...

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped...

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped...

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...

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to...

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to...

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away...

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away...

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...

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various...

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various...

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion...

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion...

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

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...

I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.

I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.

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 certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments...

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.