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" I get to come home to my family. It's awesome, just constant adventure, never a dull moment. So much life. "

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" I'm just used to the L.A. music life. "

" Critics always get the lyrics wrong in reviews, which is amusing - especially when they use them against you. "

" Anybody that's from somewhere that's made it in music outside of New York or L.A., if it's a unique enough place, they'll always say, 'Dude's from Minnesota!' Or wherever, you know? So that's how I got the Philly connection. "

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

" 'Street Legal' is like a cult classic. It's pretty cheesy at times, but you learn to embrace it. "

" I proved myself with 'Smoke Ring.' It was me maturing. I made a good pop record. "

" I'm the kind of performer who gets lost on stage. I can tap into this soulful haze. "

" 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. "

" 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 always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything. Even with my last day job, I'd sleep in later and later and start coming in an hour-and-a-half late. I got fired twice before I really got fired. "

" I don't have anything to get off my chest. I'm not itching to prove myself anymore. "

" I feel like if you sit down and have an assistant engineer and a producer in a top-notch studio and everyone sets up all the mikes perfect, all of a sudden it's really hard to live that melancholy song. It's hard to really live it in the moment. "

" I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing. "

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

" I really love that 'I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One' Yo La Tengo record a lot. "

" People can have their punk ideals, but I don't really care about that kind of thing. "

" I've developed this routine at home. I wait for the kids to go to bed; then my wife falls asleep. Then, it's dark and quiet enough for me to work on songs. "

" I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good. "

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

" I like to laugh at dark things. "

" I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits. "

" I'm definitely influenced by Animal Collective. I watched them early on. "

" If I sit in the same square room and work on something too long, I feel like you just go mad. "

" I write a lot when I'm feeling bummed, but other times, you get locked in, and it's totally personal. If you're really low and writing, you're not thinking about anybody at all. "

" I like the idea of having money. "

" I had a wacky job driving a forklift for an air freight company. That was the worst. "

" Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives. "

" I just try to make as much money as possible. However I can do it. With as much integrity as I can have. "

" I go in and out of mental funks all the time 'cause it comes with the territory. "