I think The Sunset Tree is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important.
Back in the 90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.
For me, moving is always a big opportunity. Its just a enough of a shift in outlook that every time I move, it seems to open something up.
At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.
My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, “I know that dude! I like that dude!” It’s incredibly affirming.
The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality – not broader philosophical outlooks.
You learn to present dark things without including their ability to harm, treasuring them for what they are.
I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It’s the healthiest and most honest approach.
From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I’d still find stuff to be stoked about.
I don’t like to say, “Oh, I don’t like this kind of music.” I like to listen to it and try to see what people who like it get out of it.
You can get into anything if you are determined. I always thought that with music, too.
Every place on earth has a frequency. It’s not good or bad, it’s just the way it is, and if you can attune yourself to that frequency, then you can find comfort in that.
It’s hard to stay positive when there’s a lot of evil in the world.
There are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone’s communicating with you. It gives me a charge.
I enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who’ve found a distinctive voice.
I seem to get the best work when I’m angry and depressed and alienated.
I’m sort of a cavedweller: I miss my house, my yard, my kitchen, my wife. The trees. When I get home, I like to get down into my office neighborhood as soon as I can.
I am at a place in my life where the more like a cave I can make my surroundings, the happier I am.
I just started going to shows. I don’t know how submerged I am: I feel guilty that I don’t get out more, but I really like being inside the house.
I’m kind of a hermit. Left to my own devices, I won’t submerge myself in anything further afield than the driveway.