I think things like YouTube and Twitter are really cool and really good in some ways, but the fact that the news is cutting to a YouTube clip on national TV, I think is really weird.
Andrew VanWyngardenWhen we were doing noisier shows, they were fun, but we were trying to be really obnoxious and it wasn't like we were trying to make good music. I mean, I'm happier when we have smoothed out a little bit. I think that the spirit of the noise and experimental stuff is still there, but it's easier to do when you're a freshman in college.
Andrew VanWyngardenWe think about strategies in pop songs to make people listen to them and be like, "What the hell was that?" But then they have to listen to it again.
Andrew VanWyngarden