If a psychiatrist would analyze [the lyrics], I'm sure they'd come up with something interesting. I really don't try to twist them. I don't want to slash things.

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

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

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

But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.

I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.

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.