Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's in love with you.

There's too much rock that relies a fetishism or nostalgia for the old ways. That's a real enemy to music.

You want to reach people on a real level and have a fan base that understands you.

I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes.

Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

I have a real problem with rock music because it seems that lineage doesn't really exist.