I had this fascination with four-track recorders when I was in high school.

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.

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.

If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.

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

When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music.

Tune into my new lifetime movie. 'Dislocated shoulder' airing right now.