For me, in songwriting, I have a route I can take. Maybe there's some forks, I can go this way, this way. But I know those roads. I still have the experience behind me.

I'm a bit of a caveman - I don't go out into the digital space very often. I lie facedown on the grass and count how many bugs I can find.

I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a little more efficient in some ways. At the same time, when you're young, you're a little more fearless, and there's less of an internal critic.

I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.

I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting.

I know I can be very standoffish.