Sometimes I forget that the label's been around so long that some of the bands they're singing now might be influenced by the first wave of Sub Pop bands. Is there anyone on that label that you look up to or borrow from?

I rely on swearing just to communicate emotion, but I wanted to express the same feelings [in song] without using curse words.

I wish that I myself did have faith in God, that I had a religion, sometimes. But not always.

I'm not trying to cut myself off from the rest of the culture by not licensing.

I love America, and I love living here.

Sometimes bigger cities, just because there's so much going on, people are a little more jaded.

Sometimes I forget that the label's been around so long that some of the bands they're singing now might be influenced by the first wave of Sub Pop bands. Is there anyone on that label that you look up to or borrow from?