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

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist.

More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors.

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

The story of our band is that we were this relentless touring band in those early years. We were leaving day jobs and going off on the road and having fun and seeing the country for the first time. We were playing Chinese restaurants and basements and record stores and houses. We were crashing on floors and it was all new and exciting. It was like a vacation. It didn't feel like work. I couldn't wait to go on tour back then. I would be sitting at my day job or my apartment, just itching to go. There were so many adventures that were about to happen.

I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun.