I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun.

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me.

I am at a place in my life where the more like a cave I can make my surroundings, the happier I am.

There are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone's communicating with you. It gives me a charge.

At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.

I enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who've found a distinctive voice.

I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.