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

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" A lot of getting a song done is booking the studio time. "

" 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. "

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

" We'll play somewhere like London, playing to 2,000 people easy, and every time you play with more people, you think, 'You're a rock star,' and it makes you laugh. I guess I am, but I'm also, you know, not. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Life is mortal. There are all these rewards and consequences. Sometimes you embrace them, and sometimes they knock you over. "

" I got depressed so many times by my blue-collar life and self-conscious about the fact that I didn't go to college. I was always working super low-end jobs, being the complete opposite of what I wanted to be. "

" My favorite kind of song is the most beautiful song that you love so much and it's so good it makes you want to cry a little bit. Any jam can sound like that on a certain day. "

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

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

" 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'm not cynical, but the reality is that life is mortal. Terrible, sad things happen. Everybody loses friends and family. I'll be on tour and get really scared if my wife won't answer her phone within one minute. I'm sensitive. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" There's too many favorite songs, so I'll just say right now my favorite song of all time is 'Poison' by Bert Jansch. "

" 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. "

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

" I like to laugh at dark things. "

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

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