'As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid' is a satire. Lyrically, I want to be direct. With my history in Fall Out Boy, there's some expectation that I'm going to be lyrically obtuse. But that song is a straight-faced satire of consumerism.

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.

Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.

Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.

I don't mind if someone thinks I'm a sell out. I go to bed happy knowing I do what I do and I'm not doing anything for reasons of money, and if I were trying to pick up chicks, I'm doing a horrible job. And if I wanted to drive awesome cars, I'm doing a really bad job there too.

I'm good with telling people what I think, too, but I don't know why people are so content to treat each other poorly.

Eh. Hipster's not really a thing anymore. Plus, hipster or out of touch old dude? Same uniform really.