In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.

Everybody likes to run around on their phones, including me, but we don't always want to hear who's sweating somewhere in some non-air-conditioned factory to create those things so that they can keep the prices down.

I use music as some kind of weird salvation to get away from life

I'm like the Fugitive, running from the one-armed indie-rock community!

There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.

I've rarely done anything that's overtly self-destructive without consciously knowing what I'm doing. And then of course, the astute journalist jumps forward and says, "Why are you being calculated?" Calculated seems to assume a sinister intent. My intent is always for artistic effect.

You give me a @#$%& kazoo and I'll write you a good song.