There are nights when I think that Sal Paradise was right / Boys and Girls in America / Have such a sad time together.

The idea of anyone collecting compact discs just seems bizarre to me.

One of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths.

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've written a lot about drugs and alcohol. I wouldn't say it's because we've gotten bigger or anything, but I kind of feel a little bit done with it. There are other things to talk about.

I think the biggest thing - and this I think is true of songs but also of movies and books and art in general - is when you have this moment where you hear a song or whatever and you say, "Hey, I've felt that exact way as a human being," and there's no easy way to describe it.

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