From A Self-conscious Standpoint, It's Hard To

If Your Whole World Of A Band Or Music Is Taking Place In A Digital Realm Or On Technological Devices, It's All Mediated Through Those Things. That Takes Away From The Experiential And Sensual Nature Of Music. That's A Lot Less Exciting For Me To Think About. It's Not My Ideal Way Of Living With Music.

The Natural World Operates By Its Own Set Of Rules. The Animal World, All The Places That Are Feral And Ungovernable, That's Where I Find A Lot Of Inspiration. There Is Just As Much Beauty There, But There Is Also Decay And Violence.

To Me, The Grotesque Is Like A Sonic Manifestation Of Reality. I Don't Know How You Could Look Out Onto Our World And See Only Beauty. And I Like Beautiful Things. I Like The Aesthetically Harmonious. But I Am Much More Attracted To Something That Is Off-kilter. It Is A Truer Reflection Of Not Only Nature, But The Human Spirit - The State Of The World. I Just Think Everything Feels A Little Off.

I've Noticed That As Someone Who Has Done Music And Creative Things In Washington State And Portland, To Kind Of Toot Your Own Horn, Or Admit, "i'm Going For It. I'm Hustling," Is Not Exactly The Norm. Which Is Weird, Because You Go To New York, Or La, Or Anywhere Else, You've Got To Be Gunning For It - And You Should Be - You're Part Of A Fast-moving Stream Of Other People Who Are Really Ambitious. People Move Here To Work Less. So, To Say That You're Hustling All The Time, And Going For It, Is Kind Of A Little Bit Against The Grain Here.

A Lot Of Music For Me Was About - I Mean Aside From The Fun And Challenge Of Writing And Being Really Good Friends With My Bandmates - Getting To Perform.