It's great when a huge amount of money goes from a dumb corporation into the hands of an awesome band with brilliant ideas who can use it to keep being a band for a year, as opposed to a band that's already huge taking one of those things - that's more pathetic.

Twitter has to be about art. It can't be about banal things. Banal things and art are two different worlds.

The decisions you make can be upsetting to fans. I've experienced that, as a listener, looking at artists I've admired. It's sensitive. We really consider the idea of natural growth versus unnatural leaps.

It's really boring to talk about what you ate and have 48,000 fans listen to you. It's awful.

Music is about your feelings.

Reverb does that thing where you make one sound and it grows to 20 times its original size and fills everything up.

All bands are in danger of losing their identity. Constantly.