I think making the songs is to put strength in the community in some way.

I'm not a horror movie guy, but I think the guy that did Saw, or maybe House or something, he was saying you love that age as a storyteller because a nineteen-year-old is still dumb enough to make really bad decisions, but he's allowed to be out on his own.

In the end, when you're writing a really good song, it strikes the right tone.

As a writer, if you have something on a page, you can start moving it around and get something you like. But if you have a blank page, it's just gonna be a blank page.

The point of being in a band, for instance, isn't to get big; it's about enjoying playing shows.

So maybe it’s just a part of who we all are, and always were. My worry now, though, is that we are starting to nurture these neuroses of ours, and treating them like pets. That can’t be a good thing.

I think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.