Don't be afraid to put anything on paper because the best art has some element of danger to it and if you hold back then people will kind of be able to tell that you're trying to be something you're not.

My grandparents are holocaust survivors so I was really aware at a young age how horrible human beings can be to one another.

There is that small chance I’ll get what I want; to be someone to relate to for anyone who is as alienated, awkward, spastic and passionate as me.

You have to compensate for the luck thing by working as hard as you can and doing the very best you can do.

It's healthy for a band to become slightly less relevant

My marriage is the most important thing in my life, but in a weird way I'm able to focus on other things more clearly by having it in my life.

Don't be afraid to put anything on paper because the best art has some element of danger to it and if you hold back then people will kind of be able to tell that you're trying to be something you're not.