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When I'm Cynical, I Seek Out Bands That Are Fully Participating And Trying To Push Something Forward. Or I Can Just Start Playing Music Again - Which Is Happening With A New Project. But I Think It's Always A Challenge To Overcome Cynicism And Not Get Bogged Down By A Sense Of Nostalgia. That Can Be Such A Stifling Feeling.

I Don't Think I Would Live Outside Of The Northwest. I Think The Quality Of Life In Portland Is Really Good. People Move From Intense, High-powered Jobs, And Move To Portland, Work Half As Much And Live Twice As Good.

[i Hate] The Ways That People Want Their Special Needs To Be Met, Whether It's Their Food Allergies Or Their Special Lotions Or Shoes. Or The Ways That People Want Their Neighborhoods And Restaurants Curated In A Way That's Really Tailored To Them. Growing Up With Someone Who Was Living By These Very Strict, Repressive Rules For Themselves - It Made Me Very Allergic To The Idea Of Denial.

I Think Grief Is A Step Towards Strength Because It Allows You To Be Porous And Take Everything In, And Have It Transform You. What Will Sit Within You Is Despairing, But At Least It's Feeling. You're Not Numb. Grief Is Sort Of The Allowance Of Feeling.

What I Value Most In New Music Today Is Strangeness, Oddity. Passion. And Humor. I Listen To A Lot Of Hip-hop Because It Combines So Many Things Like That.