The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way... well, actually, that's not tru…

- Michael Mckean

Those people that you know for a long time and that you love, they're the easiest to talk to.

- Michael Mckean

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

- Michael Mckean

Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that.

- Michael Mckean

I think a band that doesn't have a sense of humor can come up with their own take on whimsy.Kind of lead-footed and ham-handed, but I think just all …

- Michael Mckean

Even when there are banalities, they're usually kind of benign banalities.

- Michael Mckean

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

- Michael Mckean

It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

- Michael Mckean

Jazz, isn't that just a series of mistakes diguised as musical composition?

- Michael Mckean