莱德尔也因其在音乐的多样化风格尝试受到赞誉,在2008年的专辑 Jim 发行后,莱德尔如实评论自己的想法:“ I want it to be about music, I think every musician does. But I think inevitably it ends up becoming about personality, which is what gives rise to the music, so people want to make sure that they get a bit of both. The more things do well, the more people want to know why it does well. ”