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" I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories. "

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" Sometimes, I want to talk on a song and be angry, because I am angry. Then there's always a part of me that remembers that this record lives past my being angry, and so do I really want to be angry about that? Is that feeling going to have longevity? "

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" It's more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I'm naive, where I'm a novice. "

" It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness - sonic goodies. "

" Of course awards matter. "

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" Here's what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play. "

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