There are people who've prepared their whole lives for real heavy success and bask in it. They're so good at it and they obviously love it. I'm just happy to be making a record.

You just want to go back to those 70s albums. Even a lot of the 90s indie records were still done on tape, and you hear the difference.

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.

I've personally reached the point where the sound of MP3s are so uncompelling, because so much is lost in translation.

I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.

I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music.

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.