Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.

I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!

I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.

I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

Yeah, I can't separate the art from the music and the music from the art. I think that stems from going to school for film first, and kind of stumbling onto music as my career.