I never see songs as permanent. I'm always in a state of revising everything.

I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.

You can pout about the way the world is as long as you want, but that's not going to change it. You've got to figure it out.

I remember being very psyched for our first tours, despite not knowing about the endless stream of situations and setbacks that we'd face.

I sang "Patience" by Guns N' Roses for my sixth grade talent show and I wanted to be an actor when I was younger. It was all very, very theatrical. It was only later that I separated the two and thought of myself as quite the opposite of an actor.

My music already has this oldish kind of quality to it, like you don't necessarily know what era it was recorded in, so it all kind of felt surreal and weird. Night after night when I played live, I was really trying to figure it out in real time, and I still don't know what effect I'm going for or what effect I actually achieve. Looking back, I feel like it would be arrogant of me not to appreciate the fact that I've been able to do whatever I want and still have an audience come see me.

At 35, I'm thinking, Oh, I don't have any of that initial inspiration that I had before, all that angst. I always thought I would burn out very quickly.