The world is just going to continue to fragment, and that's a great thing.

The world is just going to continue to fragment, and that's a great thing.

There's nothing like space and the ability to make unlimited amounts of noise at any time, especially in San Francisco.

One thing that has happened is a revolution in digital consumer recording, and overall, that's a great thing for art, but parallel to that there's been a revolution in boutique audio companies making excellent gear.

I wish I could go out farther from my musical history. I didn't realize how hard it was until I tried to do it. All the basic tracks on Romanian Names were done in my basement, alone, without any of the self-consciousness that comes with being in the studio. It was a completely different process. And those two things definitely made the record sound different. But you want this quantum leap from record to record, and maybe if I did make a quantum leap I'd make an unlistenable album. So maybe I'm lucky that I can't pull it off.

Bands will always need studios. The more people there are recording at home, the more people there will be who are going to need a studio.

Making love to robots will probably be great one day. It's just not a viable option right now.