You don't need to drink if you have emotional problems.

I've always said I write albums; I don't write random songs and then sort them out.

I used to be a lot more engaged on an improvisational level than other people. I was always on tour and always had a guitar in my hands, and when I went back home, my battery was at full charge. I had a lot of energy to get off, just impulses that I could draw upon.

I know so many people think my music is quite influenced by Animal Collective, but honestly I think maybe the factor is that we're both influenced by the same stuff.

I'm tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?

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 don't have the capacity to write stuff consciously. When I do, it's really awful.