Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig.

It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.

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.

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.

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.

When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end.

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