My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.

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Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

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 also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah,...

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah,...

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

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...

I actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.

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...

I make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

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...

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and...

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...