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

I think that every band is different, and in fact that's one of the biggest problems with the old-school music industry is that... one band would be successful according to a certain approach, and then every other band in the label gets sent down the same tube.

Sometimes it's better to live through someone's work than the person themselves, and to realise that every human being is flawed, but through art they can be perfect.

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.

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

The nature of making music and making art, what motivates me is that it's interesting. It's interesting to listen, to really listen to other people's point-of-view. Take in their work. Listen to the way they sing. Listen to the way they write lyrics. What they are trying to express.

Believe in the power of songs.