"I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there."

Idea, Song, Sound, Want

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"I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there."

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"But I had no idea that they were going to pull the plug so quickly."

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"I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?"

Focus

"In so many interviews, they bring up the sexual aspect of the record. I've had some journalists say it sounds like I'm lying down in bed singing with a microphone. It gets so old!"

Bed

"I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it."

First

"I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly."

Road

"The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice."

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"You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready."

Success

"I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it."

Talking

"I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment."

Commitment

"I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken."

Heart

"It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say."

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