I'm More Critical Of My Songwriting Than

There's 40 Or 50 Songs That Nobody's Heard That I've Done In Between Albums. There's A Whole Evolution From Midnite Vultures To Sea Change That's Never Been Released.

Sometimes Things In Life Take A Few Years To Digest, And They Find Their Way Into The Work Later On. Sometimes I'm Writing About Things From Eight Years Ago-they Just Took A Long Time To Distill And Come Out In The Appropriate Way.

The Only Way I Was Allowed To Play Was By Convincing Bands To Let Me Do A Few Songs While They Set Up. That Went On For Years.

I Didn't Want To Do Something Typical.

There Are People Who've Prepared Their Whole Lives For Real Heavy Success And Bask In It. They're So Good At It And They Obviously Love It. I'm Just Happy To Be Making A Record.