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“In the studio, I'm always throwing people on different instruments. It's really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came out.”

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There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.

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Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

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I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem.

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I think it's interesting being American, the expectations for an American guy, and the image that has to be projected. 'Oh, I can't wear…

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Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn't even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic.

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