The Night Destroys The Sun

It Would Be Really Nice To Make A Record That Would Be Super-fun To Play Live - A Record That Would Be Funny, With A Little Bit Of Heart.

I Think It Would Be Wrong To Consider 'ashes And Fire' A Love Album. The Record Is Obsessed With Time. I Believe That There Is A Kinder View Of The Self On This Record.

Being A Human Being Is Lost. For 120 Shows, The One That Goes Bad Is The One That People Will Talk About.

I Think That We Live In A Time Where It's Easier To Be Suspicious Of Dedicated Men And Women, People Dedicated To Their Craft, Because The World Around Them Inspires Them To Be Lazy. It Inspires Them To Be Negative. It Inspires Them To Be Snarky.

I Got On The Phone With The President Of My Label And I Said, "obviously, I Write Songs In A Lot Of Styles And Play A Lot Of Different Kinds Of Music. We're Getting Toward The End Of Our Business Collaboration. If You Could Envision A Record That You Wanted To Hear From Me, What Kind Of Record Would It Be?" It Wasn't Like Asking Him To Fill An Order, It Was Really Just A Conversation. For All The Things I'd Ever Asked Him, This Was One Thing I'd Never Asked, And I Don't Know Why. So I Was Curious. And The Thing That He Was Most Interested In Hearing Was A Solo Record.