I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll.

I like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the time.

In the studio you have pretty much carte blanche with whatever you're doing. You can turn natural instruments into electronic instruments.

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

There are a few people that I always say, "Hey, what do you think of this?" The minute that you know that you want this particular person to hear it, you know that you're pretty much done - although you're doing it to hear some feedback. It's a smart move to know whose ears you want.

There was a time where I was the youngest one in any group, and now when I turn around sometimes, I'm the oldest one in every group. It just seemed to flip-flop one day - it wasn't a gradual thing.

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.