I wrote a thirty-second song that I couldn't finish for a year.

You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want to remain a civilian.

People love fact-based songs, which is a very funny idea.

I think the biggest wrestling match-up I have is how to respond to the word "quirky." Or the alternate, "nerdy." Both are essentially benign to the reader, but if you're a writer just sort of involved in your creative process, they seem like very small motivations.

We've been a band longer than most of the people reading this have been alive.

It's hard to tell a shallow person that they should care more about the feelings of the awkward and the alienated.

Every declarative statement that comes out of an interview with somebody is actually in response to a question. It's like this very real interpersonal dance where one of the people involved is invisible.