I hope that people don't need to look at the liner notes to be affected by the music.

I have to decide whether I'm just laying down a groove, kind of a bed and canvas for the lyrics and music to live on, or trying to illustrate something in the lyrics.

I've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.

I hope people just enjoy the music. I'm not worried about any sort of legacy.

I've been doing the academic side of music and the rock side of music in conjunction, basically, since I was in fourth grade.

Most people outside of America won't get it. It's the Easter bunny. It's another lie and I don't understand why we had to invent this character.

Georgia Dome was a pretty big eye opener that I had something kind of going in the right direction. It seemed like a movement, and I was greatly appreciative for the chants and the signs.

I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn't know. It was something I always did.

When [Theresa May] says something she means it and she gets her way.

He [ Campbell Scott ] is also a really funny guy which not a lot of people know.

Men reveal what they think when they look away, and what they feel when they hesitate. With women, it's the other way around

The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature mind seeks to follow through.

I've always noticed a difference between working with a director and working with a writer/director. In how much they're invested and how specific they are.

Anyone can get a degree or a certificate in something. Big deal. A piece of paper from a university somewhere doesn't define a person. It won't tell you who I am.