There is so much good music in the U.S. and there is just a small section that gets recognised at the Grammys.

Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.

I'd literally rather hang out at the T.G.I. Friday's in New Jersey than tool around at a place that sells $40 cheeseburgers.

I think the best post-breakup album is The Strokes' first album. It's just fun.

I imagine if Spotify becomes something that people are willing to pay for, then I'm sure iTunes will just create their own service, and they're actually fair to artists.

I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

The Midwest breeds funny, eccentric people, to varying degrees. You play shows not because you're expecting to get a record deal, but to do something fun outside of mowing lawns. Everything else is just gravy... Or mustard.