We, the Desaparecidos, are perfectly prepared for people to hate what we're saying or not like what we're saying.

The drunk kids, the catholics They're all about the same They're waiting for something Hoping to be saved

Desaparecidos try to be the opposite of apathetic. There are so many young people in America that are apathetic.

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

When I try to explain to people the big influences in my life, or at least when I first started, the most important ones were my friends who were also writing songs and were typically four or five years older than me.

I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down by time.

I think it is more like a ghost that has been following us both. Something vague that we're not seeing, something more like a feeling.