Trying to make it and get people to respect your band, being a cool band-all of that stuff-I think we've arrived at a place where we have kids and everything is in perspective and it doesn't matter.

I think most people start rock bands in their early twenties or teens, but I was almost thirty at the time when the band started really doing anything and it took another several years before people started caring about us.

The last thing you want to do is write songs about being in a band.

A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going to chase that song.

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

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

A person with grace is somebody who's socially graceful or is a classy person, but sometimes you just feel the opposite of that, and you just feel like a jerk and a loser and a weirdo.