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There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records?

When I want to put out an album, I want to write it. I want to be able to say that I wrote my album, and all this stuff is from me.

Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.

I just really want to make albums - and however I can, I will.

I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want.

I want to be the kind of artist who keeps pushing on every album. I don't want to settle on a sound.

I like to make great albums.

I wanted to make an album that takes a journey through all my favorite periods in music and then culminates in something that will most likely end my career.

I just write songs and hope that they do well. I'm sure there is some pressure from someone at the label, but I'd rather keep away from it.

With every album, the approach is find the best songs you can find, write the best songs you can write and try to sound better.