For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.

Oftentimes things that seem really difficult and traumatic in the short term seem a lot less difficult and traumatic in the long term.

The world is too big and too intricate to conform to our ideas of what it should be like... Just because we invent myths and theories to explain away the chaos we're still going to live in a world that's older and more complicated than we'll ever understand.

Whereas for me, touring tends to be a very strange and isolating experience.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

I will be very sad when global warming and toxins kill off all the toads and frogs and salamanders. Here's hoping we, as humans, figure out a way to be less stupid.

A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.