Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.
I don't really believe in the use of drum machines live.
I think Paris Hilton is really our generation's Marilyn Monroe. She's the image of the youth today. There's a real fascination with Paris, ranging on the obsessive. I'm repulsed by her, but because of her notoriety, she has access to an audience.
Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.
I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes.
The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you won't be able to immerse people in sound. When you play live, you want to grab people on the visceral level. They're completely different.