We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.

When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.

I really do try to let the identity or voice inside come out.

I think the Yamaha has a giant quality. When you combine the Yamaha with other organs, you get this crazy rectangular sound. It's kind of flat and thick.

I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!

I was in a Led Zeppelin cover band in high school, and my highlight was playing "Misty Mountain Hop" at a coffee house in Wayne, Pennsylvania. I wasn't allowed to play any instruments; I could only be the singer because I was a girl.