M. Ward

When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.

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

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.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.