If you can make the song a soundtrack to what you're living at the time, I think that's the most important part of a song.

I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour.

In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.

I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

I would love to play a show with Kanye West. That would be amazing. I want to play a show with Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen. It would be really fun, especially to stick around, watch their show and watch how they work a crowd. It's really a wonderful thing.