You definitely get more of a band feel to a song if you've been playing a song live a bunch.

I don't have any intention to stop. Rock 'n' roll is my main concern.

Sometimes it's hard to hear criticism, or "maybe let's try a different way." People's feelings get hurt.

The fastest I ever did that was when Kill the Moonlight came out after Girls Can Tell, and I remember both labels I was working with at the time saying, "If this was any other period, I would probably say this is too fast, but because this is first time anybody has ever paid attention to Spoon, let's keep it on an upward trajectory."

There's no way to replicate a really great vocal sometimes.

I sometimes feel like I need to pinch myself. I feel extremely fortunate.

The idea that somebody out there is that eager to hear my music in advance can only be a good thing. But growing up, I always liked that system where "release day" was a big thing, and for bands I really liked, I'd know that date. It'd be on my calendar, and I'd go to the record store that day. Sitting down and listening to the record for the first time was a real event. I wish it was still that way, but that's not the way the world works any more.