I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it is.

It's the coolest part about writing music. I don't know how other people work, but so much is derived from some amalgamation of all these different songs that I love. That's why they jump all over the place.

It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn signal on and it's rhythmic, maybe I just write a song to that.

I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it's completely different now that things are popping off.

Lately I've been falling asleep listening to 'Common One' by Van Morrison, specifically the song 'Summertime in England.' It's 15 minutes long, so to make it through the entire song is a real task unto itself, but Van has that emotional payoff that makes even his most tiresome songs more powerful than most people's entire catalog.

I don't have a Twitter or a Facebook, but that doesn't mean I'm any more productive than the rest of the world.

I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it is.