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

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.

I don't know if there's anything that would surprise people, because I don't think that anybody knows anything about me at all. There's not much out there. I think I'm going to come out with a pretty dark and troubled record, and it might upset some people.

Music is an opportunity to say every single thing that you want to say. People will pore over whatever you say and however you say it and, for me, it represents complete freedom of speech.

I feel like every great record is like a world in itself.

I wanted to show a different side of ourselves. I wanted to see in what ways I could explore something new. I felt like working on a double record would give people a lot to have.

There are just some things that you can't deny.