I went with Beach Fossils and we played 40 shows because we wanted people to see us.

I wouldn't say music is my passion, or my calling, or anything like that. I mean, I don't really believe in that kind of stuff. Life is a series of chance happenings, so I just fell into it.

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

I'm glad that, despite everything, I was able to get work done and finish something. I never finish anything. So just being able to finish record and to make music is a great gift.

I went with Beach Fossils and we played 40 shows because we wanted people to see us.

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

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