It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.