Lyrics need to be good, but they don't need to be obvious right away.

I never sit and fill a journal with lyrics. Most of the time I'm trying to write a feeling, not a story. I'm not necessarily trying to describe the details of a place or event so much as the feeling of the thing. It is a kind of weird alchemy that is elusive until it feels right.

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 became at peace with the darkness or the personality that I have. I am usually pretty funny and happy.

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

The song 'Humiliation' is kind of about what if, outside of a dinner party or something, I was blown up by a drone missile, out by the pool. What an embarrassing way to go.

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.