I'm just worn down and weary of bands whose lyrics are cryptic and self-referential.

When you're making an album with people who made your favorite records as a rebellious teenager, it feels like you've achieved something.

I'm appalled by the tendency of some rock records to perfect everything to the point where it sounds like Botox and polish it so heavily that there's no humanity left in it.

I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy.

You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to the lyrics; I wanted to squirm.

I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing.

By the time you finish touring the record, everything that's exciting to me is what's ahead of me. I want to write the next paragraph.