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From A Self-conscious Standpoint, It's Hard To See Myself On A Screen In A Way That Isn't Just Me Playing Music Or Doing Something Silly.

Even If, Personally, I'm In A Place Of Contentment Or Solidity, I Feel Like It's Hard Not To Look Out Into American Culture And See Vast Inequity, Widespread Institutionalized Violence And Racism And Transphobia And Environmental Destruction. It's Hard To Be In This World And Feel A Sense Of Innate Satisfaction At All. There's Plenty Of Things To Feel Unsettled About.

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There Was A Clarity To The Nineties. It Was Pre-9/11, Before That Anxiety Kicked In That Exists Right Now About The Financial Crisis Or Terrorism. We Were All Just Going To Move Forward Into The Millennium And Everything Was Always Going To Get Better. Then, Whoops, That Didn't Happen.

It Wasn't Just Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Sounds Like Classic Rock" At All. It Was More Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Is A Little More Unsettling And Maybe Isn't As Easily Understood Now." That Just Seemed More Important, Like, For Me To Make As An Artist, Than It Was To Make Something To Make People Feel Safe Right Away.