When someone comes to me and says the music I've made has affected them emotionally, that's the most gratifying part of my job.

The average life expectancy of a celebrity is 20 years less than someone working in a coal mine.

I'd much rather go out and have music randomly presented to me by different DJs than stay home and discover it on my own.

All I want to do with my life is try and make music that I really love, and so every day I try and work on music.

In a way I almost feel like the election of Donald Trump has inspired Democrats and progressives and punk rockers in a way that hasn't been seen since Vietnam.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

When you're signed to a big label you're always in the position of convincing them, especially now because labels are barely keeping the lights on, so getting them to spend a little bit of money is really hard.