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.

I think a sexual energy is a positive energy.

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

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!

It's a strange life... you really don't know how you will impact people or how things will play out.

In my imaginary utopian world there would be a greater allegiance between music writers and musicians.

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