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

Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.

When you grow up, you're told that rock 'n' roll is the only authentic way to express yourself. Live instrumentation, singer, live drums. You're told that's the best medium to communicate.

I never saw the point in listening to only one thing. The low art/high art distinction comes from the establishment telling me how I'm supposed to think.

I feel that's important that I have some place to go that isn't on the cover of a magazine. I signed up to make music.

It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.

There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting.