I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.

I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere.

A lot of getting a song done is booking the studio time. I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

I'd go to a more civil party just to socialize, and I didn't know what to do with myself. So I drank a shot of tequila. And then I drank another one. I probably had four or five shots. I was like, "Tequila! It wakes you right up!" But no.

Not that Matador is a major label, but its major enough for me. On one level we're on Matador, but our amps still might explode on stage or they'll be an echo in the mic. It's like climbing a ladder. I like to climb it really slowly. I could probably get really professional right away, but I like to take baby steps and find my own way.

I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.

I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything.