What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music.

I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.

For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years.

I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.

I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.

I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.