I just don't think I'm equipped to soundtrack the times. There might be someone out there who can do that, but I haven't cracked it.

'Hatful of Hollow' and 'The Smiths' were lent to me, and they made me want to create music that might make another person feel like they made me feel - to have an effect on someone.

The album is a thing that you can hang out with between shows. I think that it's really nice to give people something they can enjoy in a private situation or walking around, just as the soundtrack of their lives.

I know my lyrics might be weird to some, but they're not like that to me because I know where they come from - I know the secret.

I think everybody would agree they're under-equipped.

If anyone asks me about songwriting, I guess I'd say that you just gotta do it.