I don't think you should make music to make music, just to show that you can. That's the opposite of vitality.

When I got hit by the car, I became depressed. As a result, I've been on antidepressants and I feel like I have no sexuality left. People complain about that side effect, but I love it. I feel outside of society.

It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.

People roll their eyes and say, "Oh god, he's not rich or famous." I say it's relative. I mean, look at me: I'm 115 pounds and I grew up without money. To me, I'm rich because I don't have to worry about paying rent. I don't think about money now.

I want to build an audience that's willing to follow us in whichever direction we might choose.

When I started having a couple of beers and loosening up, I realized how many years I had wasted going back to my hotel room alone when I could have gone and just had a beer or two.

I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.