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" Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker. "

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" I've managed to alienate most of what would be considered the core audience that I'm supposed to have had. "

" I always felt that when people found things that they didn't like about me, it seemed to distance them from me. "

" The Music Machine is my favorite rock band ever. "

" 'One Part Lullaby.' It was our big major-label record. People reference it quite a bit, but it did absolutely nothing. It's like the 'Kids' soundtrack. It did nothing. It didn't start anything for me. "

" I prefer to read into other people's songs what I want to hear in them. "

" I'm a huge Zombies fan. "

" I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find the lyric. "

" Maybe I can't write without painting myself into a corner first. "

" I put all my big revelations into songs when I was in my 20s; as you get older, revelations are harder to come by. "

" If you make a strange, eccentric record - like the Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' - it takes on its own mood because it's less about a shrewd marketing plan; it's more about an individual emotion. "

" I had a very strong 'revertigo' for becoming the kid that I was when I was in Dinosaur Jr. That's a pretty insecure place that I was in. "

" For me, it's hard to enter any situation with people where we're considering everyone equals, because I bring all of this massive baggage into anything that I do, preconceptions of my work. That's a lot for the people that I might be bringing along with me to bear. "

" All the issues you deal with get more complicated as you get older; it takes more focus to write songs that reflect what you've gone through. "

" Harmony Korine, the screenwriter, was really into my early work. I did a lot of stuff under the name Sentridoh and a lot of 4-track cassette stuff that he was into. "

" I don't really have friends in general. I never have. I didn't go to college and didn't have friends in high school. "

" Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot. "

" I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos. "

" My family is the epicenter of my life. "

" I'm fully aware, I've gotten terrible reviews my entire career. It's not a really big deal; it's something I can deal with. "

" I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry. "

" Los Angeles was really beautiful, and California in general is a great place to live. "

" If you put heavy, regular classic guitar strings on a baritone ukulele, it gets pretty low. It has a really nice, low, warm feel to it. "

" Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears. "

" It just takes me awhile to get comfortable in any situation. "

" A lot of times, when you record something, the album becomes less about the music and more technical. "

" Every show I play is like a little celebration of something in my life that has gone really well. "

" I think musicians naturally gravitate toward music that sounds real. "

" I remember being inspired by this band Godflesh, actually. They were a really heavy metal band, really nihilistic. "