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

What I wanted was just to make music, and so, originally I just wanted to hide behind the album cover of the last record, and I wanted it to be almost anonymous.

Recovery culture teaches you that you have to repent. I don't think that's necessary.

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

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

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.

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.