Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My songs always sound a lot better in person than they do on the record.
I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.
Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them.
I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.
When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.
All of my records have been very personal, just writing more and more songs, you get better at being able to say what you feel.
Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs. Then I've got to learn them again to play them live, and sometimes it takes a while to realise it's a really good record.
I have such a love of good music that I find even melancholic music uplifting. Maybe I'm a rare breed.
When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.
When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records.