I don't think it's inherently wrong when bands do certain things - sometimes I'm really excited when I see a band has taken a big ad or sync.

There's too much emphasis on backstory and personal stuff in music now - it's not going to make the music better if I hear that you did karate for the six months leading up to it.

The shows are the main way our lives have changed.

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

Artists have to survive.

Art is what gets communicated at a live show, which is why live shows are so amazing. To communicate in a different way is a mixed message. It devalues everything.

A lot of people listening to music now don't listen to the songs or lyrics at all. They just go, "Good tones..." and that's it.