I've Gotten To The Point Where I

Why Would I Want To Sound Like Joni Mitchell? I've Got Joni Mitchell Records, And They're Great, And I Couldn't Possibly Be That Good.

I've Gotten To The Point Where I Realize That I Need To Tell My Truth In Music And Not Walk Around Blabbing My Mind.

Im Really Good At Writing Almost Hits.

Everything I Write Is Personal, Really. Even When I'm Sarcastic, It's Quite Personal. And On This Record, From The Production To The Singing To The Performances, I Got It Really Honest. To The Modern Ear, It Seems Soft. When You Hear It Against Other Things, It Seems Vulnerable. Lyrically And Musically, Though, This Is More Subtle. And, Yes, It's Asking A Lot Of Someone Who's Used To Being Hit Over The Head With Bright Neon To Listen To This.

In Many Ways, I've Chosen To Be Plain, Almost Too Plain, Too Self-effacing. Like, If I Record A Vocal And I Don't Like The Way It Sounds, I Would Have Them Turn It Up And Take The Reverb Off It To Make It As Plain As Possible.