You can write very obtuse and abstract lyrics, and if they want to, people are going to find something amazing that you're saying.

That's something I've always been down with: creative commons and people being able to license their music and allow other people to reuse it and recycle it.

When there's something negative in my life, be it in the art or the music world or in my personal life, I really just want to face it as immediately as possible. I don't run from it. I just want to immerse myself in it, get through it as quickly as possible, understand it, and look into what is positive about it.

I'll put out an album, and people review it, and some people love it, and some people tear it apart. By nature of the project, I've always wanted this to be something where people react strongly to it.

Fair use is a part of United States copyright law. You don't know if it falls under fair use until you go to court. Someone has to sue you and then you have to challenge it.

In the past, hearing music had more value.

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.