Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on it or get over it.

We want to give kids something to hope for. If one kid says, "Your cd helped get me through this year," that's all it takes.

Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on it or get over it.

I need a little criticism while I make a record so that I kind of feel like: okay, I know that I'm doing the best that I can do because someone is actually here challenging it.

Don't let anyone make you feel like you're not good enough, smart enough or cool enough. Do your own thing.

All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out.

A lot of bands don't really like each other. I read an Interpol interview the other day, it was a really good interview because it was showing a different aspect of a band. They don't really like each other - they work together and they kinda exist together and that's how they like it. They're like, "we didn't get into this band looking for friends."