From A Self-conscious Standpoint, It's Hard To

I Have No Problem Spending Money On A Great Meal With Friends Or A Flight To See Somebody That I Love, Versus Something Like A Fancy Car. I Don't Need A Fancy Car. I Don't Need A Giant Tv.

I Think A Lot Of The Intention Of Bands, Especially In The Last Year, Is To Spread Themselves Out Geographically And Borrow From Different Cultures And Different Sounds, And To Be Eclectic. And That's Great In Terms Of Dynamics, But It Also Tends To Not Have That Torpedo And Fire Running Through It. If You're Spreading Yourself Out Across The Globe, You're Also Not Emphasizing A Singular Point, Which I Think Great Rock Music Has Always Done.

I Think Closing-off Is The Most Detrimental Thing We Can Do As People. Also, The Idea Of Not Judging Oneself.

The Game Rock Band Has Been Haunting Me Like A Bad Ring Tone. It Gets Stuck In My Head And Momentarily Effaces All That I Love About Music.

I Think Grief Is A Step Towards Strength Because It Allows You To Be Porous And Take Everything In, And Have It Transform You. What Will Sit Within You Is Despairing, But At Least It's Feeling. You're Not Numb. Grief Is Sort Of The Allowance Of Feeling.