So what Ghost Stories means to me is like you've got to open yourself up to love and if you really do, of course it will be painful at times, but it will be great at some point.

As an artist, one doesn't know what is real. And so there's a search and a process of trying to locate something that feels or appears or somehow resonates with us on a deeper level. This is why art is such an interesting business to be in.

It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.

I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.

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.

The idea of Ghost Stories is how to turn something bad into something that gives you an uplift.