Most musicians don't write about being a musician cause most musicians aren't writers.

Even though people like to say Destroyer [albom] is gibberish and all that, I usually know exactly what I'm saying at every single moment.

When I'm on stage I don't say anything. The last thing I want to do is share my thoughts. I don't know if that's mysterious - maybe it's just old fashioned.

I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad.

Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection."

Most musicians don't write about being a musician cause most musicians aren't writers.

I can't fool myself into thinking that musically I don't need other people, whether it's as a foil or just to come in and make real the ideas that are kind of vague and wispy in my head.