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" Even when I played in little league as a kid, I liked making friends, but I didn't want to be there, really. "

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" There's so many FM hits that I love. Bob Seger, there's two of his songs that I love. I would probably love more, but I don't sit around listening to Bob Seger records. It's the same thing with Tom Petty; he writes amazing hits, but it's not often that I sit around at home listening to a whole Tom Petty album. "

" I've gotten a lot more paranoid in my older age. "

" My dad's really funny. The male sense of humor - like my grandfather's and such - is pretty bizarre. Basically my dad's side of the family is where the bizarreness comes from. It's a little goofy and a little out there. "

" No offense to Boston, but I was glad to get out of there. I think it's just because I'm from Philly. Honestly, the blue collar side of each are pretty similar in ways, but something about the makeup of your brain, Philly versus Boston. It's a lot different, in weird ways. "

" When I leave a recording session, there is usually a lot of paranoia or superstition on my part, like I'm afraid to hear what we've done. "

" Cigarettes are the worst thing in the world for you. "

" When I was a teenager, I was mostly getting tapes and CDs, and somebody hipped me to the fact that you can get things on vinyl that are not necessarily available on any other fomat. "

" I think if you just travel in general, it allows you to step outside of yourself and whatever you're familiar with. "

" I find that I get nervous before I play. Even sound checks can give me anxiety and screw with my mind. But as long as I can play a little acoustic guitar backstage if I'm feeling nervous, so I don't have to walk in there cold turkey, I'll be fine. "

" That Yo La Tengo record, 'Painful,' has got some real awesome, noisy, mellow heartbreakers. "

" I had a really fun time working with the HARRYS guys and their whole crew. "

" I really like Cold Cave. "

" I do a lot of things, and I'll get excited about them - maybe it'll be a song in a movie - and then it comes out, and you're like, 'Aww, that was cool, but it wasn't quite as big a deal as I thought it would be.' "

" I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy. "

" I think that I identify with Philadelphia for a lot of reasons. Without even thinking about it, I called myself 'Philly's Constant Hitmaker' when I first got a MySpace, before I had any real hits. It was kind of just a funny slogan, basically lifted from the Rolling Stones' first album, 'England's Newest Hit Makers.' "

" My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so I wanted to, also. I asked my dad for a guitar, and he got me a banjo, so that was my introduction to playing. I played it like a guitar. I had a few lessons, learned out a few chords, and figured it out right away. "

" People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it. What am I gonna do? "

" I've got an amazing family. My wife is really smart. She's guided me the whole way. With children, you see them grow up, so it's like you're forever young. They are totally innocent and so unjaded. Watching them grow up makes you go through it again yourself. "

" On one level, we're on Matador, but our amps still might explode on stage, or they'll be an echo in the mic. It's like climbing a ladder. I like to climb it really slowly. I could probably get really professional right away, but I like to take baby steps and find my own way. "

" I benefit from a change of scenery; it's always inspiring. "

" I definitely have relapses of stress. Most human beings are like that. But I think, ultimately, music is a therapeutic situation. Once you start playing, it all just gets resolved. "

" I'm joking all the time with my friends, even when we're talking about serious things. "

" I want really badly to just be funny in a movie but be close to myself. "

" I'll know when a song's really awesome, for sure, and I get super stoked, and I'm so high when I'm hearing it back, but then you sit with the record forever. You're mixing it, and you can really just over-think everything. "

" After I play a gig, I'm like a different person: I have superhuman strength. "

" The real reason I was lo-fi before was really just because that's what I could afford. "

" Australia is a wild place. "

" I love polished pop music, but stuff like Neil Young's Crazy Horse vibe or Waylon Jennings, that stuff is raw and real. "

" I'm obsessive when I get an idea in my head. "

" All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable. "