I Was In A Crazy, Private, Awesome

I'd Hear Some Beautiful Sade Or Kings Of Convenience Ballad Remixed In A Club And I Liked That These Simple Little Songs Seemed To Be Masquerading. They Had Put On Superhero Costumes, Got All Beefy, And Here They Were On The Dancefloor. I Was Interested In That. I Can't Make Electronic Beats, So I Leave It To The Pros Like Boys Noize And Chromeo.

I Find It Pretty Fascinating How Humans Keep Gravitating Towards These Giant Centers. I Went To This Walled Medieval Village In France This Year, And It Was Truly The Most Crazy, Beautiful, Bizarre Place I've Ever Been.

I Had A Guitar Leaning Against The Wall And I'd Squint At It. It Was Almost Like A Dog That Had Been Kicked - I Didn't Think I Had Anything To Offer It.

Gatekeeper Was Sort Of My First Attempt To Put A Little Bit Of A Frame And Boundaries Around Songwriting, And Try To Figure Out A Way To Approach It That Had A Sort Of End Result In Mind. I Havent Written Many Like That.

I Really Love Watching The 70s Live Performance Tv Series "the Midnight Special" And "the Old Grey Whistle Test". Those Are The Best Performances You've Ever Seen, And They Sound Incredible.