Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks

I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.

They say that God makes problems just to see what you can stand, before you do as the devil pleases.

Certain songs just feel a way that's hard to put into words and it's not happy and it's also not really sad but I couldn't say what it is

Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I don't think anybody does.

My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked.

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