Sometimes I can't tell that someone is a selective asshole because they're so nice to me and the people around me that I don't realize it until someone else says, "You know, that person is an asshole." So I'll be fooled by selective assholes sometimes . . . lately.

Anything that can be perfect is very damaging for my psyche.

I guess every musician looks forward to a point where they can just kind of make an album that truly is like a nice art album.

It's nice to find creative outlets on a daily basis.

I think as time goes on, I'm trying to get less fatalistic, because that's just one of those unhealthy, kind of dangerous head spaces to get in, of not being able to tolerate sustained positive energy.

I’m not a brain surgeon, I’m not saving anyone from any life-threatening illnesses. But I get to tell stories, and that’s a pretty important task.

I think a lot of people compare their insides to other people’s outsides.