I like to fool myself into thinking that whatever happens is OK.
Collaboration is part of what keeps me interested in music.
I guess if you live long enough, anything can happen.
I played 'Angry Birds' and tried to see what the hoopla was about.
Have I tried a black pudding? I'll eat anything - I'm not finicky - but that's not to say it takes any courage to eat black puddings because I find them delicious.
I grew up a Seattle Sonics fan, in Washington state.
I was listening to punk rock in the '70s as a young kid, but all by myself; I never met anyone that listened to that kind of music. Just by chance, I was in detention, and one of the guys in the class was Van Conner... I started talking to him and found out that we listened to some of the same music.
Me and Kurt Cobain were both listening to a bunch of Lead Belly and diggin' it. We thought, 'Let's do an EP of all Lead Belly songs.' We did a couple, and both of us were like, 'Nah, this is a bad concept.' We set it aside.
One of my very favourite poets was a Massachusetts poet named Robert Lowell.
I worked as a breakfast cook in a lot of different restaurants.
I don't think I've ever gotten to the point where I sent out Christmas cards! But if I did, they would have to feature my pets, that's for sure.
I've had songs that were spread out over a number of years, and I've written some in ten minutes, and everything in between.
'Gargoyle' was inching towards a more accessible record.
I was never super comfortable playing music in front of people anyway. Now I enjoy it, but it wasn't the easiest thing to get past.
I enjoy watching basketball, yeah.
I prefer to stay in the here and now and move forward.
I think when people hear your music, sometimes they get deeply attached to it and think they know something about you, that you're kindred spirits or something.
When they're listening to your music all the time, you become part of their life, and some people get obsessed.
I just see what's in front of me. That's what I'm happy with.
Usually, I write the music and am involved in the production.
