What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.

The idea of dancing to bad house music is something I could never get behind.

I try not get too self-aware when writing lyrics.

In the UK, tons of records are now sold in grocery stores, because there are no record stores - it's iTunes or the grocery store. And almost every band that had an impact on me was on a major label. There's value in people actually hearing things, as well.

Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then you have to finish them.

Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay.

There's an obligation to let people know where their money is going, so the tour has an educational aspect, mostly as a way to thank people. But the most practical use is to raise money and do the research to figure out the proper ways to spend it. You want to make sure that the money doesn't just go somewhere where it does more harm than good.