Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling.

I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good challenge, it tickles me. It's a wonderful way to engage with your surroundings, through poetry and songs.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher.

It's not like that when you're a songwriter - songwriters aren't like pulp writers or journalists, even. You just follow the muse. It's called muse-ic. Whenever the muse decides to bestow her inspiration on the songwriter, then the song is born.

A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.

I'm making music with my friends. It's fun. It should be fun. You shouldn't make music if it isn't fun.