Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic.

I do like touring but my life sort of starts to fall apart under it after a certain point. So you just have to stop. And it's hard to.

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.

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.

In Canada there's an extensive grant system that really allows people to make their work without having to suffer that much, and I'm staring to come around on that, that maybe people don't have to suffer. Maybe you can just not be unhappy and make beautiful music in Canada, maybe that's ok.

It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.

The complete self-absorption, and childish indulgence and disregard, and having to feel as though everything you're doing is so people can live vicariously through you, so you have to pursue more and more unpleasant pastimes in order to satisfy the armchair people. That's a kind of scary existence.