I collaborate a little bit with different aspects of my own mind. I kick my own ass instead of kicking other people's asses.

I don't leave my room, and all I am surrounded by are guitars and equipment, y'know? It's not always the best place to be.

What could be more experimental than me writing a straight up love song?

Contrary to popular belief, maybe, I'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people. And I'm not really super impressed even if you're my hero; I can just rap with you and we can hang. I'm not gonna like sit there and bite my lip and ask questions about certain songs - okay I might do that once or twice. But it's just, like, two people hanging out.

In reality, I've probably got the lowest self-esteem of anybody I know, which has really been rubbed in my face lately in personal situations.

I want to satisfy the listener, exactly. I want to entertain the audience. I want the people to leave the show with the feeling I used to leave shows with when I was young, and I couldn't get over it for another three or four days after it. I just kept reliving the set in my mind.

When money and fame happen too late, it's like pouring kerosene over a fire of self-loathing.