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.

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.

I write in the studio, I don't sit around with a piano or a guitar and write songs. I get satisfaction out of that because I can finish the song really quickly. I can use whatever momentum I have. I've got to put it down, develop it, and get it as far [as I can], because the excitement of the moment of when you get that idea - you want to try and hold it and build on it and really gain strength from it. Being in the studio and writing songs like that is really the best way.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

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