I've Been Practicing For Years, Trying To

It Was Disturbing To Me That An Idea Or A Song Could Become Something So Different From What You Originally Intended. It's Like If A Friend Took A Stupid Picture Of You At A Party On Their Phone, And The Next Thing You Knew, It Was On Every Billboard.

I Didn't Even Have A Computer Until Like 10 Years Ago. I Was Still Using A Typewriter Until 2002.

I Enjoy Recording Live Better, But I Think By The Nature Of It You Are Going To End Up With Something That's A Little Bit More Traditional.

My Whole Generation's Mission Is To Kill The Cliche...it's One Of The Reasons A Lot Of My Generation Are Always On The Fence About Things. They're Afraid To Commit To Anything For Fear Of Seeming Like A Cliche. They're Afraid To Commit To Their Lives Because They See So Much Of The World As A Cliche.

Every Band I Knew Or Played With Had Flyers And Properly-recorded Demos And Contacts; I Couldn't Even Get A Gig.