Fame Is An Unnatural Construct And Those

I'm Never Argumentative For The Sake Of Being Argumentative, I Don't Think. And More Than Ever, I've Had To Be Willing To Fight Just To Get Records Released, Or Just To Be Able To Walk Away With A Little Bit Of Self-respect And Pride.

Some Things Were Made To Be Felt

A Lot Of The Songs I Write Are Like Songs That I've Never Been Able To Find On Any Record, But That I've Always Wanted To Hear. Or Maybe In A Style I Already Loved, But I Was Looking For Something In It That I Wasn't Hearing Yet.

I Was A Nervous Young Man. I Wanted To Do So Many Things. And I Was So Enthusiastic And Earnestly In Love With So Many Things That I Tried Too Hard. I Tried Really, Really Hard. And I Made A Lot Of Mistakes. I Was Afraid Of A Lot Of Stuff. And I Kind Of Feel Bad For That Person I Was.

I Got On The Phone With The President Of My Label And I Said, "obviously, I Write Songs In A Lot Of Styles And Play A Lot Of Different Kinds Of Music. We're Getting Toward The End Of Our Business Collaboration. If You Could Envision A Record That You Wanted To Hear From Me, What Kind Of Record Would It Be?" It Wasn't Like Asking Him To Fill An Order, It Was Really Just A Conversation. For All The Things I'd Ever Asked Him, This Was One Thing I'd Never Asked, And I Don't Know Why. So I Was Curious. And The Thing That He Was Most Interested In Hearing Was A Solo Record.