While The Things I Do Kill Me,

I Think I've Been Incredibly Raw My Whole Career. A Lot Of People Spend A Lot Of Time Trying To Look Cool And Spend Time Being Guarded And Putting Up Walls. I Just Never Had The Time. It Seems More Honest To Say, 'hey, This Is Who I Am.'

It Sounds Like I'm Channeling Or Something, And I Don't Really Fully Understand What It Is. I'll Get A Piece Of Paper And Write Down What I Think Is Coming To Me. And I'll Play It Once. Whether It's Being Recorded Or Not, I Can Then Usually Remember It For A Sometimes Shocking Amount Of Time.

This Is Going To Sound Crazy, But I Can Hear Music In My Head. I Can Imagine A Piano Or A Guitar Playing, And I Can Sort Of Think Out.

I'm Not The Cool Thing, And I'm Not Going To Be The Cool Thing For A Really Long Time, And It Isn't Like I'm Not The Cool Thing And I Sell 3,000,000 Records Every Time. I'm Not The Cool Thing, And I Barely Sell 150,000 Records, If That, Ever. So I'm Obviously Working Really Hard To Sustain Myself. I'm Actually A Target To Be Dropped, Because That's Just Not Enough Records For A Big Company.

I Think It Would Be Wrong To Consider 'ashes And Fire' A Love Album. The Record Is Obsessed With Time. I Believe That There Is A Kinder View Of The Self On This Record.