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I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement.

Though, since the first record, I've dramatically changed my expectations for our records.

I didn't have a lot to do with the first record.

It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.

I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.

I never really paid attention to sales until the second record.

The two records are very different. I guess, on the second record, that's more where I was at. Its not that I'm more well-adjusted or anything, it's just that what I wanted to sing about maybe was more the way I wanted to feel.

The last two records I liked playing a lot.

The first album was a very successful record. It made me very visible and it's an immediate association, but I don't do that anymore. Now I'm true to myself as an artist again. I'm more vocally oriented.

I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.