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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.

I grew up listening to everything. I have such a love for music, but I don't want to make the same album over and over again.

A lot of new artists sign their deal and then go into a development stage for a year or two or sometimes never get out of it. For me, because I had been a working songwriter in town, I had a collection of songs that I was ready to make into an album. At the time, I didn't realize it was becoming an album, but it was.

Some artists are happy doing the same thing again and again, but my favorite artists are the ones who evolve and grow, and I want to be one of them.

What I'm hoping is that every album I'm going to do will give my audience something different, and that they'll grow as I do.

I feel like I introduce another level of my creative ability on every album.

An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.

Albums are like diaries. You go through phases, technically and emotionally, and they reflect the state that you're in at the time.

As an independent artist, you're always figuring out how you're going to fund your next album.

Designers and musicians are primed to keep thinking forward. Once an album or collection launches, you can only think about doing the next one.