I don't believe any genre of music can be unilaterally dismissed (aside from like, white-power music or something).

When you're No. 1 or No. 300, you still get to play and write the songs.

Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.

Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.

Good! Hang in there! It's normal! [Low self-esteem] Often it's a sign of intelligence (but don't let that go to your head haha)

I've learned a lot about things because of the Internet. I'm happy with it, but it's a long road for me. I'm still definitely a little anti.

Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.