Develop that individuality by working as hard as you can at what you love.

It's funny, there aren't too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There's a few - the really brilliant ones.

There's a band in a garage right now writing songs for an album that will do the same thing 'Nevermind' did some 20 years ago. We don't know who and where, but it will f***ing happen again. All it takes is for that storm to break.

At school where you a dunce or a teacher's pet? All of the above. I was stupid so they thought I was cute.

When I listen to the radio, I just hear so much music that doesn't even sound like people. The vocals are all tuned, and the drums are all fake.

My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener.

I think musicians like me are drawn to those older desks, not just because they're legend and lore but also because they do something really specific that is hard to emulate or re-create digitally.