I'm Kind Of Like, "never Say Never."

I've Never Conceptualized Much Of What I Write About. Maybe, Once I'm Onto Something, I'll Conceptualize A Finished Record. I Want The Songs To Tie Together And Make Sense Together. I'm Not Like, "oh, I Want To Explore This Idea." That's Just Not How The Creative Process Works For Me. It's More Like Something Strikes Me, Or Finds Me, And Then I Wrestle With It After That. I Don't Sit Back In My Armchair, Like, "what Kind Of Philosophy Can I Explore Today?"

I Mean, You Just Go Down The Line, And With Any Of These Issues, It's About Rich People Staying Rich. And Using Poverty As A Weapon Against People. That's What We See Every Day. And I'm Not An Economist, So I Can't Speak To The Nuances Of It, But Just Common Sense Tells Me The Whole Thing Is Corrupt.

As Long As I Can Buy Records And Books And Maybe Some Clothes, I'm Pretty Stoked. I Don't Need A Yacht Or Anything.

Since The Songs Were Written Over A Five-year Period, I Think These Are Little Snapshots. Some People Call It Political Or Topical, But I Think Each Song Is Self-contained. I Think It Fits Together As A Picture Of The Last Half-decade Of Time.

On Every Bright Eyes Record, There's Some Kind Of Sound Collage That Begins It. Some Of Them Have Dialogue, Some Don't. I Like It Because It Can Kind Of Slow Down The Attention Span A Bit. It's A Way To Draw You In To The Rest Of The Record.