Twitter has to be about art. It can't be about banal things. Banal things and art are two different worlds..

Artists have to survive..

It's the most dangerous world for bands nowadays because everybody's branding and trying to steal your vibe as soon as you do anything that anyone ca….

I feel really comfortable playing to people who've never heard Beach House before. We've always had fun opening because you get to try to impress peo….

There's too much emphasis on backstory and personal stuff in music now - it's not going to make the music better if I hear that you did karate for th….

Music is about your feelings..

Sometimes, for bands, everything just happens too fast..

It's great when a huge amount of money goes from a dumb corporation into the hands of an awesome band with brilliant ideas who can use it to keep bei….

I hate it when bands change between records. They're thinking before they make music..

A lot of people listening to music now don't listen to the songs or lyrics at all. They just go, "Good tones..." and that's it..

We almost don't want to play bigger shows than where we are now. It's kind of perfect..

Honestly, I hate Facebook - it has nothing on Myspace. I loved how weird and crappy and wild and trashy it was. Then there was the whole culture of p….

The decisions you make can be upsetting to fans. I've experienced that, as a listener, looking at artists I've admired. It's sensitive. We really con….

When I'm on a stage, I don't feel like this dude who's sitting here drinking Amstel Lights. I'm trying to temporarily become something else that can ….

Art is what gets communicated at a live show, which is why live shows are so amazing. To communicate in a different way is a mixed message. It devalu….

I don't think it's inherently wrong when bands do certain things - sometimes I'm really excited when I see a band has taken a big ad or sync..

We do say no to a lot, but we also say yes; I find ways of coming to peace with certain things. Sometimes a writer or actor will reach out and make i….

The word is like an object - we were thinking "bloom," "doom." It encapsulated tons: the bloom, the end of the bloom, and then coming back the next y….

Reverb does that thing where you make one sound and it grows to 20 times its original size and fills everything up..

All bands are in danger of losing their identity. Constantly..

The shows are the main way our lives have changed..