I have some major issues with factory farming and the sense of hiearchy humankind feels, especially in the US, about where we fit into the contructs of 'nature,' but ultimately I chose to live this way because it makes me feel mentally, physically and spiritually better than I ever did before.

He just had rotator cuff surgery, so he's just starting to be able to pick up his guitar and play it aggressively. He should have had [the operation] six months ago. It was an injury he sustained in a car accident. And then on top of that, all the playing we do and how we do it made matters worse. We're sort of the Dillinger Insurance Plan for the moment.

articulated what the rest of us wanted to say — but couldn't.

This new place is great timing for us. We'd been thinking about opening something else, but this just kind of happened.

Kinsey's quest was really for us all to be tolerant and accepting of each other.

Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on, they don't get it.