I think the songs are more about relationships that are endless.

I've never been healthier. I haven't had a cigarette in two years. I run four or five miles, four or five times a week. I've been healthy and having a really good time.

What you once were isn't what you want to be anymore.

It's rooted in things that maybe older people or people my age remember as being rock music. But at the same time, I don't think we're stuck in the past or retro. I think we've tried to push ourselves and experiment with what we can call Wilco music.

Once you're an addict, you're always an addict, so just because I found something good to do doesn't mean I'm not going to hurt myself doing it.

I'm usually pretty happy. I don't ever really get disturbed in any way, or feel like I need to go back and change something.

Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator.