Occasionally, a great band would come along, like Blondie or OutKast who could be pop and bring interesting ideas into the mainstream at the same tim….

The reason I don't drink is that the drinking lifestyle robs me of my musical intensity and sharpness. I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because i….

People say to me, 'Do you dye your hair?' and I say, 'Well, does f**king Siouxsie Sioux? Does Bowie?'. Of course I'm going to have a decent haircut. ….

Now chart music is a genre all of its own and it's slipped away from what I understand pop music as. It's pretty difficult to take; it clogs up the a….

I really had a great time working with Modest Mouse, just because of the people. I loved writing songs with Isaac Brock, and Jeremiah Green is probab….

The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music..

Growing up in public is a test, and not many people know how to do it..

I moved to Portland because Modest Mouse is there. I didn't necessarily mean to live there permanently, but I've got a really good feeling for it. Th….

I don't really care what music's made on - I love guitars, but I'm fine with great electronic music..

I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. “I think that is quite literal….

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, thats what you aim for..

I had a feeling about what I wanted to say, and I wasn't really qualified to discuss real things out of America because I didn't grow up there..

I find this kind of folk with guys in Wellington boots and washboards not good to listen to. That music is one step away from barn dancing as far as ….

Coming from a working-class background, where my father did manual labor, was a good grounding; I was obsessed with getting a job or getting out of t….

In the earlier part of the 90s, I was really hell-bent on discovering how new technology works and how to make records entirely without a producer, w….

I think one of the things about being around for a while and getting to know yourself is that when you do have these positive experiences, you don't ….

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and Ive been a guitar junkie ever since..

I've run all the bands I've been in. A great front man needs that other person. It's not enough to have a guy with a cute face standing behind a micr….

Sometimes people confuse contrivance and authenticity, and sometimes I think authenticity can get in the way of a good excuse to do something theatri….

You've got to understand that. We all look out for Morrissey. It's a very brotherly feeling. When we first rehearsed, I'd have done anything for him.….

I seem to attract and be attracted to very willful, fascinating people..