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The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it.

You make your music, then you try to find whatever audience is out there for it.

You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

I know what it takes to make a band, how they should interact, what makes a record sound like it's a band - everything having to do with a band, I happen to be into.

Look, as long as we can make records and sell enough so we can do some shows, that's all I want. You know what? I just want to play guitar and be in a band. Same as I always did.

I want to be a band that people haven't seen.

I think of a band like Animal Collective where they really follow their own sound and I think that's a really important thing to do. You can find an audience if you can find your voice.

It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people.