I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.

While there are so many beautiful Baroque churches and it's a beautiful artistic tradition, it almost gets hideous and grotesque if you push it further. You can take something beautiful and overdo it.

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.

I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.

Actual patriotism has to do with loving a place enough to try and improve it.

The film Black Orpheus is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in Brazil.