A tour is the most intense, stimulating way to hear music; it's the best form to receive it. There's genuine excitement from people. I feel like we've stepped up a level.

When you first start writing a song, it's fun, then when you start recording it, it's fun, but by the time you've finished recording it, you're sick of it.

I'm happy to feed the illusion that I'm a lazy recluse.

I kinda like messing with perception a little bit. Kind of what drugs do sometimes, and drinking. I mean, you know, you mess with your mind a little bit to see life from different angles. Within reason, if you can handle it.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

The problem with touring isn't the traveling and the shows, it's the vegetal state you get into.

The best artists are the ones that work the hardest, and if you work hard enough, you'll eventually experience the happy accidents that are art.