When you move artistically, the natural inclination is to denounce everything that's gone before.

To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.

I really think it's a white, bourgeois idea to pretend that you don't have influences. It seems to be the obsession strictly of white people in college.

People always seemed to pay attention to us. I have no idea why -- there was just a presence between the four people or something.

The reason I don't play any of the old songs is because I really honor my old band, and I think that those songs are best served within the context of that band.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

I usually wake up far after breakfast. That's as much as you're going to find out about my dietary requirements other than marijuana and vodka.