I feel like there's always something to prove.
The primary goal isn't a financial gain; it's to put out interesting music.
I listen to music constantly, and I'm always hearing things I love that I'm excited to use.
I make a living off of playing shows; the albums only make me a fraction of what I make off of shows, especially since I'm doing around 100 shows a year.
In the past, hearing music had more value.
When I was 18, I was playing to 18 to 21-year-olds, and then, when I was 25, still playing to 18 to 25-year-olds. As I've gone on, the crowd has gone in both directions, both younger and a little older now than it's ever been. It is an interesting thing to hit 30.