It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't.

People quickly forget that people are people.

It always felt like I had to be a realist.

I don't place too much importance on words. It's always the last thing I do because I'm definitely more interested in mood.

I like Ministry, but I'm probably never going to make a song that sounds like Ministry.

Since I didn't spend a great amount of time on writing the lyrics, some people would argue that they're too vague or simplistic, but I think it's kind of good. I wouldn't say they're all stream of consciousness, but they're not necessarily overwrought.

The fact that I fell into this seemed more like a stroke of good fortune than hard work. Not to say that I didn't work hard, but it wasn't like, "I'm going to be a musician."