When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voi….

It might be a meaningless moment, but those sparks that ignite the song.... It's mystical maybe, those magic moments. And to make music for a living,….

I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make..

I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matchin….

I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometim….

I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams..

If you think of the way Howlin' Wolf made records, you get the feeling there wasn't a production manager onsite, or a publicist having his say on how….

The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these ….

I have a very strong belief in God..

Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed..

The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage..

I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness..

When I was about 15, I picked up the guitar and learned how to play by going through Beatles chords books. I got this Christmas gift with the entire ….

The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world..

When I first started making music, it was learning other peoples songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I started….

It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard..

When I started to take literature and poetry classes, I just started to get inspired by these new incredible works of art that I had never seen or he….

The way that I'm working now is basically the way I've been working since I was a kid: Find the greatest artist in whatever you do, and rip them off ….

One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to you….

Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the song and the initial inspiration..

I remember when I was 5 or 6 years old, gospel music felt familiar, like I had heard it in the womb or something. A lot of those old gospel songs sti….