The funny thing about making this record and being away from the girls and on my own in LA is that it allowed me to reflect on how much we've accomplished.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my favorite way to do anything.
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
I like to record records in Los Angeles. It's less distracting than New York, where I was based.
I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.
You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record.
I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.
Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.
Yeah, I was in the phase for the last ten years or so where every record I made I said OK, that's the last one, I don't want to record anymore, I don't want to do this any more, I don't want to have a public life.
We never threw a record together. Each record was done really seriously, as if our life depended on it.