I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

I think every musician is different, every artist is different, and in a perfect world people would be able to pursue their own path and have the inspiration and the drive to, and the energy and dedication to take their path to its fruition. I don't really believe in formulas.

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it.

The things that I've seen where people are trying to change the definition of what a band has to be, those are the things that end up being inspiring.

Life is passing you by as you speak, you're on a path and you're all on the same path toward death.

You feel like you're trying to show off your cool by mentioning the five bands that you know are great and the five books that will reflect well on you. I can't do it. I should take the time to but I don't want to take the time to do that.

I don't really write journals and stuff and then adapt them to music, it's completely within the form of the song. My great obsession and basically the bane of my existence is caring probably too much about every word, but it's too late to change my career path.