If I couldn’t play, I wouldn’t be alive.

People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.

I like taking my time and seeing the things around me and appreciating the now. I started to realize that the things that helped me do that were these things that brought me love, brought me joy. And if we're all just falling towards an eventual end, falling towards the ground, then these things are parachutes.

I've been really fortunate where I've made stuff that connects to people on a positive level, and that makes me feel really good, but I can't feel comfortable in dictating what they're supposed to feel out of it, nor am I a professional in something where I can really help people any farther than creating the things that I make to help myself.

I've always been in bands writing songs with friends in order to play shows or record a future record.

Having kids had a big effect on me, but nothing more than when they started to get older- that really made me realize how fleeting each moment is.

No one is born with hate in their heart.