Even though the album is an endangered species, can we try and make a coherent and good one, even if it's like making a horse and cart at a Nascar conference?

In America idea of freedom isn't actually about freedom. That's about power. The point of an artist is to find out what are the flavors that I must work with. Finding one's freedom is about surrendering to your helplessness.

Music is split up now into little pockets.

You know, it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship.

I don't think you have to struggle to make good art. I think you have to be passionate to make good art. You have to believe in what you're doing. It just comes from when you lie awake at night.

I have to brush my teeth before I go on stage otherwise I don't feel smart enough.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.