I'm always gonna be in opposition no matter what, but I can still cover my bases and do what I like.

I definitely don't feel a sense of jealousy or competition, and that's a really good feeling.

That's really what keeps me playing live - appreciation. And I guess I've made a lot of wiggle room for myself to try different things and discover what I'm doing, and the audience accepts it.

I had my gothy phase, but I was never a troublemaker or anything like that.

In the years between 2000 and 2004, I always got the feeling that people were just starting to hear about me and they were all late to the game. I'd be out playing shows for records that I recorded back in 1999 that were just coming out.

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.

I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.