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I don't want to put any pressure on the music; it's my hobby and my release - a thing that I love.

I don't do much press. I don't like to talk about my music too much before I do it.

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the end of the day, I guess that pressure is something I welcome.

It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one thing, or getting too drunk to really do a very good job.

I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else.

I tend to feel really protective of songs, and if they aren't sitting well in a record, I'll pull them tight to my chest until I feel it's a better time.

One doesn't want to feel too contented; you have to feel challenged by the music.