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.

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.

Keeping fans loyal is a delicate balance. Therein lies the challenge for any band that's more than a couple albums deep. It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people.

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

We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to explore. We always let the record kind of reveal itself to us over time.

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

I have always been very open and earnest about some things in my life, some things that are not directly in my life, but they're twirling around me at the time.