The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality - not broader philosophical outlooks.

Young people like to feel self-righteous, like they're on the right side of things.

Every place on earth has a frequency. It's not good or bad, it's just the way it is, and if you can attune yourself to that frequency, then you can find comfort in that.

I just started going to shows. I don't know how submerged I am: I feel guilty that I don't get out more, but I really like being inside the house.

For me, moving is always a big opportunity. Its just a enough of a shift in outlook that every time I move, it seems to open something up.

I'm not really a goal-oriented guy. I started doing the Mountain Goats just for the sheer hell of it.

There's this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now and we should try to hang on to that.