Being in Portland is cool. I have some good friends here and the general feeling might be a little more welcoming.

The simpler songs are just done when the lyric has been stated; the more complex or band-oriented stuff can go in a million directions.

Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.

I only write maybe one or two songs every couple of years that I think are good enough to play alone without other stuff happening.

The touring thing is such a huge time commitment. I'm really feeling like I want to start writing and recording music again. But I have to leave for tour tomorrow. That's kind of frustrating; at the end of the day, you're plugging into this lifestyle. It's the "band lifestyle," and that's weird! I would like for touring to be creative in its own right.

I was listening to this Ngozi Family record, 45,000 Volts, and it's mostly this guy singing, and then for the choruses, he's doubled. And it's not even harmonized, it's all the same note! And I'm like, "Oh, that sounds epic." I don't know, it's just one of those arbitrary taste things.

I don't really hang out with anyone. I'll hang out with my band ... but I don't have any friends aside from that.