I'm Aware That I'm Very Fringe, And

I Used To Do This Big Rant At The End Of Some Gigs With Ben Folds Five. The Band Broke Into This Big Heavy Metal Thing And I Started As A Joke To Scream In A Heavy Metal Falsetto. I Found Myself Saying Things Like: Feel My Pain, I Am White, Feel My Pain.

My Parents Told Me I Must Get Married. I Was Seen As A Failure If I Didn't Do It.

Everything I Write Is Personal, Really. Even When I'm Sarcastic, It's Quite Personal. And On This Record, From The Production To The Singing To The Performances, I Got It Really Honest. To The Modern Ear, It Seems Soft. When You Hear It Against Other Things, It Seems Vulnerable. Lyrically And Musically, Though, This Is More Subtle. And, Yes, It's Asking A Lot Of Someone Who's Used To Being Hit Over The Head With Bright Neon To Listen To This.

You Never Know When You Put Out An Album That's Unique Whether It'll Get Beat Up For It Or Not.

I Start Songs All The Time. If I Weren't So Lazy, I Would Finish Them. It's Like When I Have A Deadline I Have To. I Always Feel Very Lucky That I Am Forced To Make Records At Certain Times. If I Was Forced To Make 2 Records A Year, I Would Write Twice As Many Songs. I Can't Make Myself Finish Something Unless I Am Forced