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I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

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I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

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I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

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I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

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All audiences should be slightly off balance.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

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Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

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As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

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But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

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I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

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I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

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I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

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I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

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I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

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I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

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I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

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I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

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To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

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Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

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What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...