So when you're going in to think, you know, "I'm writing about love," do you f- try to find a new angle, or, or you just let it come to you?

Yeah.

I, I mean, I don't mind that it's the same story over and over.

I just wanna tell it in a new way each time.

That, that's enough for me to find interest in, in just how to tell that, that story.

I think on this record, there, there was a lot of influences that came from Italy, not only things that you can hear, but also in terms of how, for instance, Lucio Battisti, an, an artist would come up with lyrics.

Uh, th- there was an, um, Mogol is a, is the person who wrote his lyrics, and he always had a very simple idea.

Did, were you doing that at the same time, or did you do that afterward?

We were in Versailles, and the, the only singer we knew in Versailles was Thomas.

So my name is Thomas Mars.

Somehow for this specific project, I was...

I picked Corn on Tracks [laughs] as a artist name, and I'm a member of the band Phoenix.

We have a long, uh, history with Air, 'cause we were their backing band.

They were going to tour in the UK first.

The label thought, "We just signed Phoenix.

You're almost whispering when you sing.