The South has been a negative, and now a positive influence on me. There's a nice atmosphere in the South. People are friendly, and the food is great. When I went up North, they were more progressive, but at the same time, not as nice. Then I moved to Seattle, which is a balance of both.
People are very politically aware, but it's mellow and nice.
That's what the next record is going to be about. It doesn't need to be a large group. You collect people around you that you can trust, people you can lean on for support. It can be two or three or five or 10 people like that. Community is something that supports and strengthens, not something that's draining or gets in the way.