I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through.
The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
To be honest, making albums is really never easy. It's always a bit excruciating because there's always this fight to make it great, and then you hit these stumbling blocks along the way.
It's like whether you're in a huge movie or you've just recorded an incredible album you've got to do the next thing, and that's part of being an artist.
As a songwriter, it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.
I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.
I realized if I'm not really making an album, I don't have to be concerned about things like stylistic consistency, pacing, a coherent mood. All that stuff goes out the window.
An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.
I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time.
I hadn't been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of the first singers to point the way to how varied an album's contents could be.