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.

A record is worth 10,000 live shows.

I had to have the record literally taken away from me. I am such a perfectionist.

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

Nobody really wanted to do that one European tour. For one, it was budgeted to lose money. They would've made something, but I would've lost a lot of money.

I've tried to be clear about who I am, and be as open as possible with the press, and speak extremely candidly and openly about stuff. I feel like in almost every instance, it's completely backfired, and I feel like people have all these kind of absurd ideas about the way I think about myself, and my own self-identity.

We were a commodity used by corporations to make their brand look fashionable, but then they used us to keep kids out of venues.