There was this wonderful day where we sat and listened to all of Andy's [Kim] songs throughout the years, and I think we spent around six hours at my….

What would I say about "Heaven Without a Gun"? For me, to have this man, and our friendship [ with Andy Kim] grew really slowly and very consistently….

Rules are what governs us as humans, but it was wonderful to meet a man who said "There are no rules. You gotta be what you gotta be and you gotta be….

I suddenly thought about being backstage, and I think it shocks you to meet the people you shared your bedrooms with. And a lot of them either take t….

I am 36 years old, I can't change. I have tried, trust me, but I can't. It's nice to get over yourself and just do it..

The great thing about "Shoot 'Em Up, Baby" is that it's the first song that we went and recorded [with Andy Kim]..

You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat..

We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do..

It's hard: you get older, you have a career, the normal frustrations that come with what you do when you wear your heart on your sleeve and you try r….

I had never really written songs for anyone before. With [Broken] Social Scene, you're writing songs for others and your passing them around and exch….

Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road..

I didn't retire, I became irrelevant - there is a big difference..

You know and I know that as soon as it's done, you have to get it out there. You want what's best for it. And especially in owning a label, which som….

Everybody has their own ways of wanting to do things..

Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal..

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am makin….

It's very hard for me to say "Do I have favorite?" because I find that each song represents a different sounds different emotions in Andy's [Kim] lif….

As an artist, expectations are basically your enemy. If you're truly making something to make it, then you're not thinking about anything else except….

The new solo album sounds like me: I'm singing about bad business transactions, bodily fluids, and courage..

I got a little lost in "Law & Order" and "Luther" and all those shows where it's basically women dying all the time, I had to stop watching that stuf….

There's nothing better than striving to be a better man..