The World's Become A Little Too Mean.

We Must Memorize Nine Numbers And Deny We Have A Soul.

When I Try To Explain To People The Big Influences In My Life, Or At Least When I First Started, The Most Important Ones Were My Friends Who Were Also Writing Songs And Were Typically Four Or Five Years Older Than Me.

If There's Ever A Kid Out There That Can't Afford To Buy The Music, I Still Want Them To Hear It, And Hopefully They'll Go To The Show, Or Buy A T-shirt From The Band. That's The Idea.

The Idea Of Forever Is Kind Of Ridiculous, Which Is Unfortunate Because Its Kind Of A Nice Thing To Say, You Know. I Think It Softens The Blow Of Mortality And Having To Say Goodbye To Everything You Know And Everyone You Love And All That Kind Of Thing.

A Kid That Picks Up A Record, He Doesn't Need To Know Anything Other Than The Music And Have It In His Or Her Headphones. They're Getting Ideas Directly, It's Like Someone Whispering In Their Ear. That's Such A Personal Way To Receive Information.