The production process has a great way of bringing songs to light and that's a big part of it.
As a producer, I like to bring in unexpected voices, unexpected musicians, like Watt and Joey Spampinato of NRBQ.
Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.
I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way.
When I was about 15, I picked up the guitar and learned how to play by going through Beatles chords books. I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog.