No one goes to BrooklynVegan to read about content, they just go for drama. It's a tabloid, the scum of indie.

Don't say yes to everything. Learn how to say no, because people respect a no.

I saw this wide-eyed girl with big ears and a pink nose who's too excited. I wanted that part of myself to sing lead.

When I was 10, I would hear songs like "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis on the radio, and I want to make stuff that a 10 year old might hear coming out of the radio and think, "Yeah! I love this!"

You'd have to be kind of a bonehead not to feel pressure.

The only thing that deeply frustrates me is the slow speed [of major labels]. The more people involved, the slower the pace.

No one goes to BrooklynVegan to read about content, they just go for drama. It's a tabloid, the scum of indie.