Going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.

If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do.

I find that the kinds of music I’m drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.

I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part of it before.

I've had nightmares about having to kick people out of my band because they've said that they don't like the Beatles. I'd wake up and turn to them and say, "You like the Beatles, right?"

When I dont have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. Ill do something else.