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" I like my music to transport people somewhere. "

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" When I left the country to study in the U.K., I suddenly realized, and I'm still realizing, how much other stuff is out there - like My Bloody Valentine, who millions of people are passionate about, but they're still considered an 'underground' band. "

" We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing. "

" With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right. "

" The music has a very strong escapist quality to it. In the moment where you feel like you need to escape, or when you are escaping, that's a good time to listen to 'When the Night.' "

" You can only absorb when you look back at photos: like when we played Coachella, and there are thousands of people in the audience, and you just walk on stage. "

" It sounds kind of cliche, and a lot of people say it about our music, but I think a good place to hear our music for the first time is on vacation, or somewhere warm, on the beach or something like that. "

" We love the idea of having a really great lighting production. "

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" On the first recording, I wasn't singing out that much; I was shy with my singing. "

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Working Together

" I love so many songs from the '80s, but I'm obliged to the big ones. "

" We like to try doing new things in the shows and doing things that we haven't done before. "

" The first city I ever came to in the states was Des Moines. I was 12 and was in a boys' choir. "

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" In the past, I never wrote any love songs. That was not my thing. "

" Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting. "

" I'm very interested in how visual artists think because I think the way that I think about music is similar. I'm very inspired by aesthetics and space. "

" Generally, when I come to festivals, I just wander freely and see what happens. "

" When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too. "

" When I'm making the music, the songs that I get most excited about definitely make me feel good, but often, it's a really good feeling combined with some kind of melancholy element. "