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When I want to check out how my life's been, I go through my albums. They steps in my life.

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before I make a new album, I'll listen to the previous albums just to see where I've been.

It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through.

In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.

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

When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years.

My main objective with every album is to capture a moment in time, which usually makes the whole process very relaxing. I only discover in retrospect when looking back at the songs how my life is going!

It's very hard for me to think about my songs and attribute some significance to them.

As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.