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.

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.

It's very hard to separate what is a conscious decision and what's not.

The architecture of the song, if it's built properly, can withstand all kinds of things.

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

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.

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.