I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

There's a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that's foolish. They're not really listening.

I'm trying to use people like Meredith Monk and Philip Glass and Terry Riley as the backing tracks for new pop songs. It's really hard trying to use the format and write a pop song on top of avant-garde music, so we'll see. It could be cool, or it could totally flop.

I consider the Stooges to be pop music.

I like the pop music, but I still want to have meaning in my music.

I'm really into, like, electric pop music and dubstep, things like that.