Their [Phoenix] audience wasn't into us at all. The way most of the venues worked was there was no alcohol on the floor so usually during our set mos….

We went on tour with Phoenix. I don't really know anything about Phoenix I'd heard a couple songs. And I thought, I don't really know if I want to go….

The time came around where the label was like, "Well, if you want something to come out in early 2017, it's going to have to be done by, like, so-and….

I mean it was weird. But Phoenix watched us every night. But it's like they're not even a band, they're like a corporation. They bring a staff of lik….

I didn't want to play music because the whole family did it. I wanted to work in a cubicle. I saw Office Space as a young tween and missed the point ….

You know, when your poisoning your body night after night after night, you end up chipping a couple years off your life. I've always wanted to be abl….

It was weird [touring with them]. It felt more like we were playing for Phoenix. They asked us because they're fans of what we do..

I do like touring. Sometimes it's crazy. We're really lucky and we've gone all over the world. You can't complain about getting paid to see the world….

Journalists say my music is "blue wave," or "dreamy," or "jangly-slacker jewel," and none of it really makes sense to me..

When we were in Beijing, they were all "it's an honor, you're playing at the oldest rock club in Beijing". And I was all "oh crazy how old is it?" An….

With the "old dog" stuff, maybe the term "old" is in there, but I'm 26. I'm not that old. It's mostly like, "Ah, you dirty old dog!" I'm saying it mo….

I'm not really good at writing sad sappy ballads. In terms of the lyrics not matching the vibe of the music, that's kind of the way my career has gon….

I like guitar. It just turned out that it's the instrument I learned to play. I have a lot of respect for it and I'm learning more and more everyday..

[My House By The Water] is a nice instrumental track. The sound of the water is from the same place where the front photo was taken. I live really cl….

I've never done an album in the same place really - I like to be able to remember where I did every single one of them ..

Everybody's a multifaceted, emotional, living being, I think. Sometimes it's fun to goof around, sometimes you've got to think about things, sometime….

If I feel like I'm going too far in one direction, I just can it. It's a weird thing. Some of my songs might be cheesy; I try and keep it light. It's….

I'm getting paid to tour and travel and I don't have to work a shitty job. And it's weird because you like start getting pissed off about that..

I'm not very good at playing piano, so I usually hit chords with my right hand. And those chords came, and I was just singing a little bit..