When you say 'state' you mean 'national.' National Socialism. That is what Mussolini and Hitler did. National Socialism. State Capitalism. They've changed the name.

I've done so many albums where I've been in the studio for 14 hours a day for six months just trying to come up with things on my own. It's a nice change helping other people with their music and not being all about what I'm trying to do myself.

It gets a little bit troublesome when you have something that's overcompressed that shouldn't be.

I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?

There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.

My whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche...it's one of the reasons a lot of my generation are always on the fence about things. They're afraid to commit to anything for fear of seeming like a cliche. They're afraid to commit to their lives because they see so much of the world as a cliche.

Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.