When you're growing up, you just take what you've got.

I have a lot of friends that I'd like to shout out but I don't think anyone will know who they are.

Journalists say my music is "blue wave," or "dreamy," or "jangly-slacker jewel," and none of it really makes sense to me.

I hate living in a really small apartment, living in a shoebox, not being able to play the drums, not having space. It sucks.

I mean, Manhattan is cool. But weird parts, I like that. Jamaica, Queens, that's great.

Their [Phoenix] audience wasn't into us at all. The way most of the venues worked was there was no alcohol on the floor so usually during our set most people were in the lobby getting their drink on.

Usually when festivals are really huge it's kind of weird. It's totally fun for me and my band to play in front of a crowd that doesn't necessarily know who we are, but festivals get pretty impersonal when they get super large.