Some people I've talked to have had really an interpretation of this record as being nostalgic. But in some ways, when we were writing Stay Positive, I was really obsessed with age. I kept saying it was a record about trying to age gracefully. This record, I think actually was us aging gracefully.

If we enjoy what we're doing, we shouldn't really need a break.

When you get into rock 'n' roll myths, like that Rod Stewart blew his whole band and had to get his stomach pumped, it's ridiculous, but everyone's heard it.

I can still sing most Eagles songs, even though I never bought a record and never liked the band.

One of the things is my process requires a lot of repetition. I can probably drive people crazy because I'm interested in playing a song twenty times in a row.

There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London.

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.