It's Nice And Quiet But Soon Again

I'm A Little Nervous. Definitely. Especially Coming From An Album Like Biophilia, Which Was About The Universe. This Is More Of A Traditional Singer/songwriter Thing. When I Started Writing, I Fought Against It. I Thought It Was Way Too Boring And Predictable. But Most Of The Time, It Just Happens; There's Nothing You Can Do. You Have To Let It Be What It Is.

If You Want To Make Something Happen That Hasn't Happened Before , You've Got To Allow Yourself To Make A Lot Of Mistakes.

Kids Draw Masterpieces - They're The Best Painters Ever. I Think The Same With Music. They Could Totally Write Amazing Music If They Just Had The Right Tools. It's Important At That Age To Set Up Something, And Then Maybe Afterwards You Can Go Study Your Violin For 500 Hours A Week. But At Least In The Beginning You Know About The Options.

I'm Not Very Good At Doing Two Things At The Same Time. I've Never Been Good At The Walk And Bubblegum Thing. I've Been Doing This 16 Hours A Day. I Haven't Had A Day Off. But It's Very Exciting, Too, Just To Meet All These People Doing Really Fertile Stuff. It's Sort Of Where I Come From Anyway, Hanging Out With People Who Believe In Something Incredible.

I'm Back At My Cliff Still Throwing Things Off I Listen To The Sounds They Make On Their Way Down I Follow Him With My Eyes 'till They Crash Imagine What My Body Would Sound Like Slamming Against Those Rocks.