I Always Felt That The Most Common

A Lot Of Music For Me Was About - I Mean Aside From The Fun And Challenge Of Writing And Being Really Good Friends With My Bandmates - Getting To Perform.

Practice. Learn And Then Unlearn - That's The Trick In Finding Your Own Style Of Playing. You Can't Merely Emulate, You Have To Innovate, Or At The Very Least Create Your Own Path Into The Process.

To Be A Fan Is To Be Curious, And To Be Curious Is To Have Openness... Part Of Being A Fan Is To Allow 360 Degrees Of Experience - To Immerse Without Judgment. It's Like A Really Fearless Step Forward Into New Experience. There's Something That Feels Very Timeless About Fandom.

It Was Writing About Music For Npr - Connecting With Music Fans And Experiencing A Sense Of Community - That Made Me Want To Write Songs Again. I Began To Feel I Was In My Head Too Much About Music, Too Analytical.

It Wasn't Just Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Sounds Like Classic Rock" At All. It Was More Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Is A Little More Unsettling And Maybe Isn't As Easily Understood Now." That Just Seemed More Important, Like, For Me To Make As An Artist, Than It Was To Make Something To Make People Feel Safe Right Away.