The Less I Talk In Bars, Write

The Nice Thing About Age Is Worrying Less And Less About What People Think.

You Can't Really Control How People Hear Stuff. It's Hard To Remember That. I Have To Let Go Of It.

I've Gotten To The Point Where I Realize That I Need To Tell My Truth In Music And Not Walk Around Blabbing My Mind.

It's Like Being In The Position Of - In Half Of The Industry's Mind, You're Kind Of A Cult-following, Independent Rocker. And On The Other Hand, You're A Sellout. But Neither One Of Them Are Right.

Everything I Write Is Personal, Really. Even When I'm Sarcastic, It's Quite Personal. And On This Record, From The Production To The Singing To The Performances, I Got It Really Honest. To The Modern Ear, It Seems Soft. When You Hear It Against Other Things, It Seems Vulnerable. Lyrically And Musically, Though, This Is More Subtle. And, Yes, It's Asking A Lot Of Someone Who's Used To Being Hit Over The Head With Bright Neon To Listen To This.