The distance thing is partially due to the fact that I'm pretty shy and I've struggled with extreme stage fright in the past. So I just have to go onstage in a different head space so I'm not as self-aware.

I like California a lot more than New York these days.

I think the Internet shortens the distance between people, and that can often lead to inappropriateness.

All of my favorite records have vocals high in the mix, even if it's music that wasn't necessarily mainstream.

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.

It's very expensive to bring a band to New York.

I get starstruck really easily. I love music so much - it sounds so silly to say that - so if I'm playing a festival and somebody I love, like [Primal Scream's] Bobby Gillespie, is there in the backstage area, I'm like, "Wow this is amazing! There they are!"