Chaz Bundick Quotes

Parking's expensive, so I walk or ride my bike, which is good because my girlfriend's getting her PhD as an environmental engineer.

I don't do intoxicants on tour too often. It slows me down mentally, and it feels like killing brain cells.

Electronic music is so weird because trends change so fast.

It's really cool to be around people that are younger than you who are really cool with being open about stuff.

As a music listener, I'm becoming more and more ADD - like, "Eh, I'm bored with this". So who knows how long I'll be playing music.

I'm not worried about repeating myself - I'm more worried that I'd just get bored.

I'm so bad at lyrics. I'm always trying to get better. Sometimes, the song can restrict your lyrics - if you're trying to make a poppy song, you don't want to sing something that sounds like it could be on an At the Drive-In song.

Once you move in with your significant other, you have to become a combination of each other.

I'm training myself to go back to the way I used to record before electronic programs.

Pop music is awesome, but I like to keep changing it up.

Identity politics are becoming less important since culture's being blended into one big thing - I look at kids' Tumblrs and they're all into the same things.

Maybe one day I'll write my rock album so I can use more obscure references and just be weird. If the lyrics are too crazy, though, then it's not pop anymore.

I'm a little bit scared of re-recording.

When it comes to music, I'm definitely thinking [about] what I would like to hear.

I don't put categories on music, myself. So either people go with it or they don't, and sometimes the names sound a little silly.

I don't mind genre names. "Chillwave" is probably the last thing I would think of, but I don't mind it.

I see a lot of people of color in my fanbase and at all my shows, and it's really awesome.

I'm never drunk on the road, and since I've got to take care of my voice, smoke is definitely not allowed.

Not all of my songs are electronic, they're not house or dancey.

Kids are starting to dress the same, listen to the same music. I look at their Tumblrs and they're all into the same things.

I like to challenge myself, to see if I can actually write a pop album that people can connect with lyrically. Musically, it's very accessible - or, at least, I hope so.

I don't think my lyrics go so well when I try to sound poetic. Some people do that really well. If I did that I'd feel like it wouldn't be genuine.

I've always thought that reviews and knowing how much your fans appreciate or don't like something, that's the sugar coating. I'm trying not to think about those things.

I'm a big fan of the artist Parra, and the way he draws naked women is really cool to see. It doesn't look perverted, it just looks really awesome.