I Didn't Really Get London Until I

I Just Went To Europe, Spent A Year Traveling, And Then I Came Home With A Finished Album And Said, "hey Everyone I'm Back!" I Gave Everyone Their Lighters From Luxembourg, Gave Them The Postcards From Italy And Rome, Then Said, "hey Look, I Made A Record, Too" And Played It For Them. The General Reaction Was Shock, Because It Was So Different From What They've Known Me To Do.

Musically, I Didn't Relate To Berlin. There Seemed To Be A Lot Of Machine Music Made There - I Don't Think I Saw A Stringed Instrument In Two Years.

I'm In The Countryside Outside Of Paris, In A Beautiful Old Manor House. The Studio Is In The Basement, But We Decided To Set Everything Up In The Old Parlor And Dining-room Area So We Can Look At Each Other And (at) The Sunshine Coming Through The Stained-glass Windows. It's Pretty Idyllic, And I Think It's Spoiling Me. I'll Have To Go Back To Regular Life After This.

And Of Course, Pop Music Is All About Memorability And Simplicity And Positive Messages And A Little Dash Of Joy.

You Realize Time Isn't Just A Period That You Tell A Story Within - It Becomes A Major Character In The Film. There Is No Beginning, Middle, End Because There Is Always Stuff Beginning And Ending Simultaneously.