I think early on I was really into ambient music and like American original Emo.

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

I'm not reading any novels right now, though not for lack of trying. Unless they're really good, my attention in most novels tends to sputter out after a hundred pages or so - an awful admission for someone who is trying to write one, but it's true.

Never take a person away from the music they love.

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?

We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.

When I was young I was one of those kids that got pulled onstage at a Green Day concert. That was pretty awesome.