So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite.

Life's too short to drink crappy coffee and cry over boys who don't care.

Everything's immediately diminished. That's why there's no real rock stars anymore. People are too accessible.

We intentionally didn't want to release anything when we were very young, I suppose, because we had a lot of foresight. Stuff can come back to bite you in the ass. Know what I mean?

Along with John Hughes, he's probably the biggest influence. Would be awesome not only to meet him; he's one person I'd also definitely like to work with.

We've finished our debut album which has 14 tracks. We're very proud of the release and can't wait for people to hear it.

As I tell my intro creative writing students, after reading someone you love, wait at least an hour before starting to write.