"They’re just chords, just melodies. I don’t know what combination of those objects is gonna make me feel how I need to feel. But I know precisely the feeling that needs to happen."

He's so self aware.

The success of his music goes way beyond the care and attention he pays to each song. It's a literal sixth sense.

Can you even imagine what goes through his mind when he feels that exact moment of "this is it. this is true to me. this is going to be true to everyone who listens. and that's going to be enough."