I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not. But like when I see a movie, for example, that I really like, that moves me or whatever, it's usually happy and sad at the same time.

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

There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down into something that can be understood.

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

You can't get better at things you never play.