As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs.
I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me.
I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me.