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.

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.

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

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.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

I think a sexual energy is a positive energy.

But its crazy - like ten percent a year increase of children taking fucking anti-depressants. Pre-schoolers are like, the most prescribed. That makes me so mad!