In theory, when you're working with a record label, you're just borrowing their money. And that's basically how the record industry works, right? It'…

- Patrick Carney

I'd literally rather hang out at the T.G.I. Friday's in New Jersey than tool around at a place that sells $40 cheeseburgers.

- Patrick Carney

I can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put…

- Patrick Carney

One day you look out and the audience consists of 65,000 people. It's like looking in the mirror and one day you realise you've gone grey.

- Patrick Carney

[Justin Bieber]'s rich, right? Grammys are for music and not money. He's making a lot of money. He should be happy with that.

- Patrick Carney

I imagine if Spotify becomes something that people are willing to pay for, then I'm sure iTunes will just create their own service, and they're actua…

- Patrick Carney

I see a lot of comments on Twitter and stuff about how ugly I am, how bad I am at the drums, how awkward I look, and I'm like, yeah, I agree with mos…

- Patrick Carney

The owner of Spotify is worth something like 3 billion dollars ... he's richer than Paul McCartney and he's 30 and he's never written a song.

- Patrick Carney

If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.

- Patrick Carney