I don't remember half of the new bands, though - and I think that's kind of where we're going. It's turning into just a big derby of songs. May the best song win.

I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded.

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

It's hard to make music knowing that it's not going to be received by the listener in the way that it should be.

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'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

With modern recording techniques, and living in the Pro Tools era, the process gets really drawn-out, and it can become painstaking.