The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

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All that we can't say is all we need to hear.

All that we can't say is all we need to hear.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a...

Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a...

Folk is bare bones music.

Folk is bare bones music.

We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs...

We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs...

That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause...

That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause...

I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.

I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.

I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who...

I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who...

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or...

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or...

So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just...

So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just...

I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum...

I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum...

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause...

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause...

I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio...

I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio...

My head works in music, so there's always music there.

My head works in music, so there's always music there.

I refuse to make uninspired music.

I refuse to make uninspired music.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause...

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause...

I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any...

As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any...

I love being on the road, I love playing.

I love being on the road, I love playing.

You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life.

You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life.

If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.

If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.