The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're listening to the song because they're so seamless and clever.

Nada Surf and Harvey Danger are good bands. I think they've just stayed true to why they play music in the first place, it's just because they love doing it and they love each other and that's the impetus for doing it, not trying to keep singles on the radio and on MTV.

Death Cab is a militantly analog band. We'll continue moving forward with our sound, but there will be no crossover.

I like writing on piano and a computer, and a lot of 'Plans' came out of samples and vocal lines.

As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from.

To set the record straight for the God knows millionth time, we certainly didnt sign to Atlantic just for the money.