The Majority Of The Time

You Make One Solo Album, And Some People Swear You're About To Leave The Band Or There Are Creative Differences.

I Didn't Write Songs For A Very Long Time.

I Like Their Darkness But I Also Like The Pop-side Of The Velvet Underground.

There's Something Insane About This Business - About The Cycle Of Making Albums And Going On Tour To Promote Them.

When You First Sit Down To Write The First Song, Until You've Maybe Got Three Or Four Under Your Belt, It's Always, To Me, Like A Mountain To Climb. You Look At That One Blank Piece Of Paper And You Think, `god, How Many Songs Do I Have To Write Here?' It Always Feels Like Pressure.