"Well, I've had a lot of different experiences in music over the years. And not everything you do can satisfy everybody's idealised version of you."

Music, Years

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"Well, I've had a lot of different experiences in music over the years. And not everything you do can satisfy everybody's idealised version of you."

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"You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity."

Obscurity,

"Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me."

Harmony,

"Obviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock'n'roll songs. Some of them were melodic pop songs. And I've done lots of different things, as you know, but every so often I get drawn back."

Music, Songs

"And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it."

Love, Music, Sense

"And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music."

Music, Artists, Country, Country music

"Well, T Bone's had a remarkable career as a producer since the time that we first worked together. He was dividing his time between recording and producing when we first met, and touring. We toured together and we were great friends."

Time, Career, First, Friends

"My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant."

Life, Vocation

"I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies."

Music, Marketing

"Well, I've had a lot of different experiences in music over the years. And not everything you do can satisfy everybody's idealised version of you."

Music, Years

"Very similar experience happened last year when we released this album, North. It was on Deutsche Grammophon, it was very, very honest. It was the most honest record I've ever written."

Experience,

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