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Being in a band is a really magical thing because you've got a family and you operate as this one entity. It's very democratic; everyone is involved in the output. But within that, there can be a lot of disagreements and strife.

When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.

You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until they have grown on people.

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

If you start off writing an album with a band, the reality is that you're constantly in each other's company, so it's really important that you get on with each other.

I love being in a band. I love that collaborative spirit, although some would suggest that I don't get involved in the collaborative spirit, but it's not true.

The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?

Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.

People forget that keeping a band together is hard; man, it's really hard. All the cliches apply about living in each other's pockets; of it being a relationship, a marriage, a family.