I'm not the kind of artist that wants to get a sound, refine it, and do it 'til I'm 50 so that it's the purest amber of my one way.

I love the inappropriateness of age-old wisdom in modern slang. These things are all so wonderful to me.

Recording is a lengthy process, but onstage it's completely different; tape is not running - life is running, and cannot be rewound.

I am not concerned about the 80 BMP consistency law of popular music. I'm concerned with other things, and they're very valid.

I wonder a lot about making things meaningful. You want to do meaningful work and make art, but you're making records, which is good, but you don't want to weight them - it's a very curious thing.

I've always been aggressive and an underdog, and my dad was worried that I would always be that: constantly seeking inspiration from negativity.

That was how I got into music and art was being a battle kid from Jersey, so I didn't have these wonderful ways of learning commitment, dedication, practicing skill.