I think taking too long to work on a record you sort of lose some of the feeling, so I write as fast as I can; it's just this manic phase where I'm by myself and or on tour and I write and I write. And I send them to the guys, and we start planning our studio ventures.

I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.

I suspect by the time the Beatles were writing the White Album, they didn't go, "'I Wanna Hold Your Hand!' I wanna play that!" It's like if somebody asked you to put on the clothes you wore in high school. Well, no. No!

Literature is a mystical place for me. It's not dry. It's where miracles happen.

When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on.

It's easy to follow national politics and weigh in on social media, but if I'm tweeting stuff about Chatham County, no one cares.

I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It's the healthiest and most honest approach.