When I've got massive projects to be getting on with, I find myself open to distractions, particularly when deadlines are involved.

I might've set out to write a particular song about a particular girl, but my experience will run out after four lines, so instead of getting obsessed with the girl, I write about the clothes I'm wearing.

A lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films.

The nice thing about working for a label like Domino is that there's no pressure: They've got a roster of 40 active bands, and they can bang out an album or single in a week, so it's not the end of the world to not have a Max Tundra album in 2005.

Making music is a total hassle, really.

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

It'd be tricky to read into my lyrics - some are autobiographical, but sometimes I just like the sound of words.