I'm a Gemini, so I'm very dual. I love something and I hate it at the same time, so that probably comes out in the lyrics.

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.

I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.

I truly believe that if you think something's stupid, that might mean it's actually good.

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.

There's something to be said for being classically trained on piano, but not having your whole makeup be tied to one instrument.

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