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

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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. "

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

" Life is so beautiful, but there are all these scary things you can't deny. "

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

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

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

" It's gotta feel natural. I'm always into that, and after awhile, if I am working on a song too long and trying to make something out of it that it's not... it's best just to stop and move on. "

" 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? "

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

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

" I feel like when I say something sad, I mean it. "

" If I had known I'd be on Matador back then in my childhood, it would have blown my mind. "

" I feel like my music is like - there are always new influences in there. "

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

" There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that the repetition isn't ever exactly the same. "

" Every time I play with somebody, your perspective gets a little extended. It always rounds you out a little more in some way. "

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

" Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives. "

" Around '93, the radio started playing 'Loser' by Beck and 'Cut Your Hair' by Pavement, and then I got way into Pavement. That was kind of a gateway drug into indie rock. I got all their B-sides, and I got that 'Hey Drag City' comp, so I got into all those Drag City bands. "

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

" 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. "

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

" There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that are mellow with no words, and just sit there and read a book, or space out on your couch. And eventually, all that inspiration comes. "

" I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere. "

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

" When I write, I tend to tap into this human wondering vibe that could come off negative, but it's really not. "

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

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