Volta being more accessible

There were some rather violent reactions to your last two albums, the challenging and fascinating Medúlla and Drawing Restraint 9. How was the making of Volta, a much more accessible record, a continuum or a reaction by you to those records ?

Medulla and Drawing Restraint 9 were very important albums for me to make. I don’t think I could have done Volta without having gone to these other places first. People overrate extrovert music, and introvert music is underrated. Personally I probably listen more to introvert music than extrovert. But I have been lucky, I’m not complaining. A lot of people’s favorite albums of mine are Vespertine and Medúlla. So, I guess I’m just going to continue on my little path. Some people will get it and some won’t.

www.filter-mag.com, April 24 2007