All instruments sound fantastic in a church.

It was a nice relief to be able to work on individual songs.

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

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it. It has just as much power in creating a kind of perpendicular sentiment in the music, creating a nice friction that also plays up some of the tension in the song.

Living in war, and being a wartime band, I don't think there's any way that can't somehow influence the songwriting.

I pretty much draw the line when people want you to do original music for commercials.

Music has been already devalued by the consumer. There's an expectation that it should be free so the race to the bottom has already been won.