“Knowing that that there’s radio play now and that a larger audience is hearing it means that I feel responsible for what I put out there.”

“I really feel strongly about this whole Northwest thing, making this my world and developing it, and letting that resonate out into the world.”

“Honestly, beard sanitizer is something we like to keep around.”

“I enjoy creating collaborations on the spot, where the people have no choice but to improvise with each other.”

“I’m still in my 30s! A bit early to be nostalgic isn’t it?”

“I don’t want Moshi Moshi to be an exercise in being cool.”

“These are my people, and our music is our purpose.”

[Continuum Books; 2008]

The Olsen Twins of Drone

“Putting all this pressure on a song to change culture is impossibly big for a song.”

“I would like to do it cryogenic style, but people say I’m already too cold-hearted as it is.”

[AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center; Washington, DC]

[AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center; Washington, DC]

“I’d choose an elephant.”

“It’s hard to write music when you have IVs in your arms.”