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.

I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.

When I'm performing, this is what everything builds up to, and everything has allowed me to be here.

I want to make something that's fun to listen to but still challenging and unique.

My dad's been one of those dads who loves showing newspaper articles to the neighbors.

I guess people naturally try to find meaning in music.

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.