I Do Think That When You Make

There Is Still Some Art In Pop Music. But It Can't Happen If You're Not Inspired.

Everyone, When You're A Teenager And You're Growing Up, You Do Feel Like Your Life Is Dramatic Enough To Be On A Tv Screen, But We Know That It's Not.

In Many Ways, I've Chosen To Be Plain, Almost Too Plain, Too Self-effacing. Like, If I Record A Vocal And I Don't Like The Way It Sounds, I Would Have Them Turn It Up And Take The Reverb Off It To Make It As Plain As Possible.

If The Melody Is Telling Me This Is What The Song Is About, Then I'm Sort Of Forced Into Confession, Autobiography Or Fantasy. If I Don't Do That, I've Hamstrung The Melody.

Being Capable Of Anything Is A Bullshit Concept, Unless It Means You Also Admit That You're Capable Of Cheating, Lying And Killing.