M. Ward

“I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.”

“I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.”

“I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.”

“I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.”

“My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.”

“It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?'”

“It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.”

“I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.”