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

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" It was just the next logical step from making succinct pop songs. What do you do after that? You make pop songs that are longer and more epic, that push the envelope. Imagine your favourite song, or something that you play over and over in the car, except that you don't have to start it over as much. "

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

" My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just liked their song on the radio. We liked that because that was what we had access to. "

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

" I like New York. I like Philly. I like San Fran. I like when people are stoked. But Chicago's a real music town, and they're really good to us there. There's just something in the air there; people are just really stoked about music. Every time I go there, I have a great time, and the fandom is really heartwarming. "

" I just try to make as much money as possible. However I can do it. With as much integrity as I can have. "

" When I was a teenager, I was mostly getting tapes and CDs, and somebody hipped me to the fact that you can get things on vinyl that are not necessarily available on any other fomat. "

" I really like Cold Cave. "

" 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. "

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

" I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits. "

" I like a well-rounded life. All of this work is kind of useless if you don't have something good to come home to. "

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

" I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything. Even with my last day job, I'd sleep in later and later and start coming in an hour-and-a-half late. I got fired twice before I really got fired. "

" 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. "

" Some people are so sad that, at times, that's what gets on my nerves - if they just hammer the doom, with no comic relief whatsoever. "

" I'm always working on music. "

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

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

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

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

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

" People can have their punk ideals, but I don't really care about that kind of thing. "

" I like the idea of having money. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My dad's really funny. The male sense of humor - like my grandfather's and such - is pretty bizarre. Basically my dad's side of the family is where the bizarreness comes from. It's a little goofy and a little out there. "

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

" I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy. "