It Takes A Lot To Still Believe

Lately I've Been Falling Asleep Listening To 'common One' By Van Morrison, Specifically The Song 'summertime In England.' It's 15 Minutes Long, So To Make It Through The Entire Song Is A Real Task Unto Itself, But Van Has That Emotional Payoff That Makes Even His Most Tiresome Songs More Powerful Than Most People's Entire Catalog.

I Worry That If I Enjoy Something - Like The Songs On 'some Nights' Are About Wondering About Who You Are. I'm Never Quite Sure And I'd Hate To Feel Sort Of Content And Get A Good Sense Of Who I Am Because If I Know One Thing, That's Not Me. I Don't Mind Not Necessarily Being Happy About It. And That's Fine.

Van Morrison Is Probably, At This Point In Time, My Biggest Influence As A Vocalist. When We Were Making Our Last Album I Had A Vinyl Copy Of 'veedon Fleece' In The Vocal Booth In Front Of Me, In The Dorky Sense. I Think There Were Candles Around, Which Is Really Tacky, But Hey, I Needed To Channel Van The Man!

If You Can Make The Song A Soundtrack To What You're Living At The Time, I Think That's The Most Important Part Of A Song.

I Always Wanted To Be A Singer, But None Of My Friends Thought I Could Sing.