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I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.

I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best.

I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.

I guess when we were up against it, we knew this album was going to be compared to all the classic early material, because it was going back to the original five.

I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the tour was a total mess. We just had no life, no energy, and I felt we were going through the motions.

Don't get me wrong, I love my first two albums a lot.

I think with any songwriter the first 1,000 songs are always terrible.

The first few songs of the album 'Little Earthquakes' were unlike anything I'd ever heard.

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.

I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal.