I think that when people download the record they're kind of missing out on part of the experience, because it's really meant to be an immersive experience.

It's not like I had a breakdown, though it kind of felt like it at the time. I agreed to everything that happened. You can't really be at work and be like, "That's it. I've had too much. I'm going home."

There's positive attention and there's negative attention - negative attention is easy, positive attention requires actual hard work.

For me, it's always been important to have the live band be one thing, and the recorded band be kind of another thing.

Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself out there as much as I possibly could.

I'm like part of the Kurt Cobain school of writing lyrics, which is the syntax of the words is more important than... is where it all comes from.

It's pretty easy to lose money on tour - most bands do on their first couple of tours. We're more established, but I think it was just poorly booked. It was a mess from the get-go.