It is the melody and the rhythm that are by far the most important and then words and imagery and stuff, story bits will start to stick to a melody and that is the way I write.

I'd say recording and playing on stage are two completely different things. Being up in front of all people is like jumping off a cliff into icy water. The recording process is a totally different energy.

I drink wine on stage to sort of loosen my grip on reality a little.

Weirdly, I was still trying to be the older brother, and trying to get him [Tom Berninger] to try to be more like me a little bit. Or not be more like me but... I was frustrated that he sometimes let things stop him in his life, and he let the wind get knocked out of his sails a few times.

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

Music has got a community vibe to it that pulls people together, and those communities are different in different places.

Live on coffee and flowers. Try not to worry what the weather will be.