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

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" My music has to be funny and sad and happy and loving; it's gotta have it all. When somebody's just too dark all the time, it's just drama. Or if somebody's too funny? Well, I like being too funny sometimes. "

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

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

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

" Influence is all osmosis. "

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

" 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. "

" That's one of my favorite Matador records: Cat Power, 'You Are Free.' "

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

" Humor is important. Nothing against bands that are always a downer, but the reality is - it just becomes theater. "

" When I was 20, I moved up to Boston with my girlfriend, who's now my wife. She went to grad school, and I met a bunch of cool friends there. "

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

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

" I can be chill. That's a side of me that I like. But then, I can also be not so chill. I can get a little stressed out. "

" When I first got the record deal, I thought it felt like I won the lottery. But I always worked hard at it. "

" I've always been a music fan. I played trumpet. When I was in 4th grade, we were getting demos from the music teacher about different instruments we could play, and I said I wanted to play the trumpet right away. It was easy: it just had three valves. "

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

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

" I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone. "

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

" 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. "

" Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives. "

" 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. "

" Australia is a wild place. "

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" 'Smoke Ring' was a downer, then 'Wakin' was an upturn. "

" 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. "

" I really like Cold Cave. "

" I'm always working on music. "