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I know why Migos are popular - they're good, and they make great videos, and they're funny.

I had another version of 'We Dance' that was kind of glam-rock. It was a little 'Taking Care of Business' mixed with Simon and Garfunkel. But on the album, I did it in a down-and-out way, like the Frogs or David Bowie or something - a little torch song thing.

'Silence Kid' starts with a broken classic-rock intro. It's funny to hear us do that. Obviously, we weren't skillful rock stars. Then it's spinning through a lot of hooks really fast, and all of a sudden, it's over.

John Waters is a genius.

If I watch a basketball game, I don't really care if a guy hit a three-pointer with three seconds left. I mean, I can like that. But I'm more interested in who drafted him and what makes him special.

I'm a junior - like Dinosaur Jr.

I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.

We always did our own mixing.

What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.

I've always been attracted to negative influences - I thought that meant you were smart.

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.

In this achievement-based lifestyle, most of us have certain boxes we're checking to make us useful humans. But a lot of things you do as a parent are kinda invisible. There's a lot you achieve - just getting dinner on the table - that are more than making a song.

Freddie Gray was a story I followed closer than others, for whatever reason, in this larger narrative of police brutality.

I listen to things that are popular and try to think about it in a mathematical way.

I have a thing for Baltimore: the word itself, the place - I don't know where it comes from; it's just a weird city. I have a song called 'Baltimore,' but I'm not from there. I've driven through there a lot. We've played a couple of shows there, but it's not a big market. Some good bands come from there, though. Animal Collective and Beach House.

I'm not saying I look at those pictures all the time and think, 'Wow, I was hot.' Just, you know, I think everybody deserves to be objectified at least once in their life.

A lot of work - unattributed, with no dollars - goes into taking care of kids.

I'll cover just about anything - except for a Kid Rock song.

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel is so famous that he seems to dominate most interviews without being there.