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When 'Nevermind' came out, my roommate had the CD. At first, I actually thought, 'This is too polished and commercial.' It was a little off-putting. But then I was like, 'This is the best music ever.' It felt so close to what I wanted to do.

I won't sing if I don't feel it, so there's always so much sadness and so much sentiment behind it all.

I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate the overspill of sound which metro and subway riders are oblivious to because they notice no one and nothing around them.

There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.

I haven't been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry.

Certain songs like 'Enjoy the Silence' - to me, it always fits anywhere. There's something about that song that's really timeless, and I never get bored or feel like I have to muster something up.

I love silence. But I usually only listen to that when I'm sleeping.

I tend to be hypercritical of my performances. That's why I hate watching them with people I know.

I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel.