The goal of the work is always for it to come across as original material, as transformative material.

A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.

I've always enjoyed taking pre-existing sound, songs I like, songs I want to share, and manipulating them and trying to do my own version. So just knowing there's that potential for that thing out there that I haven't discovered yet, really gets me motivated every day.

I love getting out there and traveling and doing shows and all of that. But when I can be home, it's a special time.

I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to go nuts for the year if they're into the style of music.

I can't edit live as meticulously as I can for an album.

Samples are kind of my instrument of choice.