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I'm a huge Zombies fan.
My voice is not very dynamic.
I have really severe tinnitus.
Look for magic in the daily routine
I'm the Folk Implosion's biggest fan.
Simplicity is at the core of Sebadoh.
I wrote a song for my sister's wedding.
Don Henley is real fallback for awfulness.
I'm the haphazard engineer of my own music.
To bicker over what could have been is silly.
The Music Machine is my favorite rock band ever.
I always felt weird. I don't feel particularly likeable.
Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot.
It just takes me awhile to get comfortable in any situation.
Maybe I can't write without painting myself into a corner first.
I think musicians naturally gravitate toward music that sounds real.
When I was a teenager, my mom got me a really nice baritone ukulele.
When you're in a band, it's kind of a big thing to be friends as well.
I keep the tantrums to a minimum because people don't want to see that.
It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have.
I can finish a show and walk through the audience without being recognized.
I think all food except for maybe pizza and Mexican food is better in Japan.
At 12 or 13, I picked up a guitar because my mother made me learn how to play.
I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry.
My experience with Dino Jr. proved that making new music was a worthwhile pursuit.
Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker.
Los Angeles was really beautiful, and California in general is a great place to live.
I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos.
J. makes me laugh. He's incredibly dry and has a pretty harsh sense of humor that I enjoy.
That's what I've figured out over the years - the way I write makes people feel uncomfortable.
Coming back to Dinosaur Jr. and actually writing songs for the band was really intense for me.
Every show I play is like a little celebration of something in my life that has gone really well.
I just like it when I can understand things, and the simpler it is, the easier it is to understand.
I just write... I follow the melodies that I can't forget/the ones that pop up in my brain the most.
Literally everything I do is either write songs and play music, or I'm immersed in my domestic life.
I went back and reread the Dinosaur chapter in 'Our Band Could Be Your Life,' and it was so depressing.
I've managed to alienate most of what would be considered the core audience that I'm supposed to have had.
Within Istanbul, there's a ton of people who are totally hip - like, the hippest people you could ever meet.
I always felt that when people found things that they didn't like about me, it seemed to distance them from me.
I remember being inspired by this band Godflesh, actually. They were a really heavy metal band, really nihilistic.
I don't know what ontological means... I barely graduated high school, and I have never heard that word in conversation.
Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear "Love" by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment it will bring me to tears.
Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears.
I like all the obnoxious Eagles stuff that just drives people crazy. I love 'Life In The Fast Lane' and 'Hotel California.'
I'm fully aware, I've gotten terrible reviews my entire career. It's not a really big deal; it's something I can deal with.
'Brace the Wave' is an acoustic-electric record recorded with electricity on analog-digital and digitally-analog equipment.
Everybody talking about being afraid of being boring is boring. You have to go for the real substance of life after awhile.
I'm realizing I need to be in close proximity to everyone I'm working with because that - I don't know - it keeps me engaged.
I like to collaborate with other people for studio recordings because I believe collaboration, in any form, makes music better.
People in the Midwest, there's a lot of regional pride and a lot more, like, fake positivity - 'That's great - you're awesome!'