I don't make my living making records. Maybe someday I will.

Being 16 years old and getting an electric guitar is never going to get old. There's always going to be kids making music. There's always going to be kids in bands.

I'm really not worried about what fans think.

The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.

I feel like I live in my own little world, to be honest. I mean, I love my record, but I don't feel tied to it. I sort of created my own little universe in the studio, and that's why all of those musicians who made a living in the Nashville music scene loved coming over to my place so much.

I am nice to everybody. But people really take advantage of it.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.