Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.

Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority.

People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded.

I did a lot of music criticism. I don't think much of it was any good. I think I wanted to show off a lot when I was younger. Now I just want people to enjoy the story. If it were possible to publish anonymously, that would be awesome.

When all my friends insisted that they were feeling jaded, it struck me as an affected pose. To me, everything is always new.

Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.

My work is more important than I am. I'm just some guy.