I Don't Think That Village Idea Of

A Year's A Long Time, But It Also Flickers Past In No Time At All.

I Wrote The Album [metals] In The Fall. In About Four Months, I Went From Zero To Finished. It Usually Takes Forever.

I Don't Think That Village Idea Of Actually Knowing What You're Contributing To The Whole Exists Anymore.

I Just Went To Europe, Spent A Year Traveling, And Then I Came Home With A Finished Album And Said, "hey Everyone I'm Back!" I Gave Everyone Their Lighters From Luxembourg, Gave Them The Postcards From Italy And Rome, Then Said, "hey Look, I Made A Record, Too" And Played It For Them. The General Reaction Was Shock, Because It Was So Different From What They've Known Me To Do.

And Of Course, Pop Music Is All About Memorability And Simplicity And Positive Messages And A Little Dash Of Joy.