It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.

So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it's a really heavy song.

I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place.

I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I'm ready.

I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in

I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something.

I don’t think it’s important who I am. I really like playing music, but I don’t really want to be anything in particular.