You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable.
Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen. 
I want the words to be read in conjunction with the music.
I feel that's important that I have some place to go that isn't on the cover of a magazine. I signed up to make music.
I never understood the low art/high art distinction.
There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine. 
You want to reach people on a real level and have a fan base that understands you. 
It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all. 
I'm finding it hard to listen to other rock bands. It's been hard for me for a long time, but now I can't listen to any new bands at all. 
I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes. 
Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music. 
Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's in love with you. 
Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self. 