I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it.

There's some things there that you just have to draw the line. Some people are just not going to like it. We would hope that everybody would like it.

It's hard for us to talk about how we disdain file-sharing when in fact it probably has been a great resource for us.

One thing about hanging out with a baby is that you can remember a little bit better what it was like to be a kid, and all the mystery that came along with it.

My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist in pre-war Paris Smuggling bombs for the underground. And she met my father at a fete in Aix-en-Provence; He was disguised as a Russian cadet in the employ of the Axis.

No-one wants to hear anything spoken in earnest anymore, unless it happens to involve unrequited, teenage love.

There's a little less pressure in doing a solo tour, in some ways a simpler setup. A little bit more relaxed. But then also there's also - doing the big tours is exciting, because you get to put on the big show and everything. But I don't know if I would prefer one over the other. I guess it's no secret that I just don't like touring in general, but it's sort of the reality of the business these days.