I like to hear what other people's interpretations are, because people come up with things I'd never thought about.

The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.

With us, people caught on to something on our third album, and that will never be repeated. Basically, I don't really have any complaints about the way that Beach House has grown. I feel like we're still in control of what we're doing, and it's a great time in our existence.

In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.

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.

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.

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