What are your thoughts on Rilo Kiley leaving Saddle Creek for a major label?
TK: The record is great. I hope it works well for them. I hope it does whatever it is they’re hoping to get out of it. I think Saddle Creek would have done a great job with the record, but I’m not saying that because of hard feelings or anything. I actually think that Saddle Creek might have been a safer choice, just because it’s proving itself to be so secure, at least for the moment. But it’s not about security or safety necessarily. I think they just wanted to take a leap out there and see what happens. I’m sure they’ll come up on top. It’s a good record. They worked on it really hard. R: You make your living as a musician. How hard do you find it for people to take what you do as being a valid career path? TK: It’s a good question. I’m sure there would be two camps about it. Those two camps would probably be people who are like, ‘That’s great that you get to do something off of your own merit, off of your own writing. But god, I don’t envy having to travel around so much and be con
