I have a thing for Baltimore: the word itself, the place - I don't know where it comes from; it's just a weird city. I have a song called 'Baltimore,' but I'm not from there. I've driven through there a lot. We've played a couple of shows there, but it's not a big market. Some good bands come from there, though. Animal Collective and Beach House.

If I watch a basketball game, I don't really care if a guy hit a three-pointer with three seconds left. I mean, I can like that. But I'm more interested in who drafted him and what makes him special.

John Waters is a genius.

When you get older, you have to wrestle with what's appropriate behavior a little bit more. Am I not acting too old or too young?

With Pavement, we had no managers and never had a lawyer. We got lucky with not signing any bad deals.

I listen to things that are popular and try to think about it in a mathematical way.

A lot of work - unattributed, with no dollars - goes into taking care of kids.

I'm a fan of the Grateful Dead.

I'm a junior - like Dinosaur Jr.

In this achievement-based lifestyle, most of us have certain boxes we're checking to make us useful humans. But a lot of things you do as a parent are kinda invisible. There's a lot you achieve - just getting dinner on the table - that are more than making a song.