I've always admired people with really strong presences and felt that caring about the visual component of what you do is not intrinsically superficial or vain.

Initially, I was very much concerned with having absolute control. But as time has gone by, I'm not. I mean, the whole first record was really just how I spent my free time: stoned and drinking coffee in my house, spending three hours on a song.

Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.

It's very hard to tour.

I like to do what I do in my house and I love to play shows, but I don't want to have to go out and talk to a bunch of people I don't know.

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.

Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.