It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.

My parents know that I have always been sort of a dark melodramatic kid, so they were never concerned.

I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.

I can never turn a tour into a vacation.

Sadness is not always the worst feeling. Sometimes it's a really pleasurable thing to be overwhelmed with sadness.

You gotta lean towards the things that make you like yourself. Forget everything else.