As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.

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.

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.

Sometimes, reissues can be revelatory, or put the original record in a different light, but those are rare.

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

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.

I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible.