It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, "Great, I get to remake my song."

I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension.

I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for me, it's just boring.

I've always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn't pin you down too much, like other labels would. It's just newer, it has less baggage.

The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots.