Some kid can say, "Hey, I really want you to play my town in Switzerland, or Sweden, or Latvia," and they could have a fun night at the show. On the other hand, all those kids could have a record that means something to them in a more personal way a couple months down the road. The live band is a really important thing for us, but my focus is on the album now.

People are going to be way more patient listening to what I have to say now. I don't have five seconds to get their attention, I have five minutes. That's a huge window.

It's so easy to hate something. It's harder to genuinely appreciate something.

Music is much more of a multimedia sort of thing than I expected.

All I'm trying to do is make music that people like and that makes people happy.

One of the 12 steps is to admit that you're powerless, but I think that's bullshit. I think it's important to empower yourself by facing the stuff that triggers you.

Obviously there's so much about me on the Internet that you can turn against me, and you can make me into any person you want.