People say friends don't destroy one another. What do they know about friends?

Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.

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

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

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

I think The Sunset Tree is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important.

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.