The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a place for more than a couple months.

It's exploding bags, aerosol cans Southbound buses, Peter Pan They left it up to us again I thought you knew the drill It's kill or be killed.

I think different musical collaborators bring out different qualities in my songs and I like that.

It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out.

I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency.

When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at this time in my life, and it really helped me,' that stuff totally still rings true. If you're standing there talking to someone, it's really easy to tell if they're being authentic or not. And that's great.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my all-time favorite writers. I feel spiritual when reading his words, even though they're translated. I wish desperately that I could read it in its original language. I already feel like I'm going to church when I read him; imagine if I could read it in the original.