As Music Becomes More Computer-based, It's Lost

Originally, The Lyrics To "girl" Were Really Upbeat, And Then It Didn't Work For Me Somehow. You Need The Dichotomy. If You're Doing Something Happy And Light, You Need The Shadows.

Maybe Certain Aspects Of What I Was Doing Were Reacting Against What Was Happening Or What People Said, Too. That's Something That Happens When You're Starting Out. After Some Time Goes By And You Get A Little Perspective, You Realize That You Don't Need To React. You Can Just Carry On With What You're Doing. That Took Me A Long Time Figure Out; I've Only Gotten To That Point In The Last Five Or 10 Years.

I Try Not To Do Email; I Try To Talk To People On The Phone.

There Are People Who've Prepared Their Whole Lives For Real Heavy Success And Bask In It. They're So Good At It And They Obviously Love It. I'm Just Happy To Be Making A Record.

I Think I Gave Indications Early On That Mine Wasn't Just Going To Be A Commercial, Er, Career. If That Were The Case, Then The First Record Would Have Been 10 Versions Of 'loser.' I Always Thought It Would Be Interesting If There Was No Such Thing As Gold And Platinum Records, Or Record Deals, And People Were Just Making Music. What Would The Music Sound Like?