Musician

I grew up listening to so much different pop and stuff other than just aggressive music.

I've always tried to stay clear of being labeled, putting a label on what type of music that I make.

I think a lot of bands are influenced by religious symbolism and not even necessarily Christianity or Catholicism.

When you hear the first five seconds to a song and you've pretty much heard the whole song, that's kind of a bummer.

I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.

I just happened to wind up in a metal band when I was 15.

When you're younger, you have a lot more aggression.

Religion, in any form, is always interesting to me because of how powerful it is. Not even the religion itself, but to the people that follow it... The effect that it has had on people's minds.

I've always had a deep passion for a lot of early electronic and sampled music.

I love some electronic music. I'm not a big fan of dubstep, but there is so much good electronic music out there.

I want to talk about my band, you know what I mean? I don't want to talk about other bands.

I always enjoy rhythms and melodies, but I always use my voice as more of an instrument and less of a soapbox for me to say or to preach.

A chance to work with the guys from Isis sounded like a lot of fun. I've always been into the atmospheric sounds they had created with that project and felt my sense of melody would meld well with theirs.

A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive.

Deja vu is one of the weirdest things that happens to me. It boggles my mind.

I don't watch TV. In my spare time, if I have any, I want to make music.

I went to see Mogwai at the Fillmore, and that was both the loudest and quietest concert I've ever been to.

To write lyrics and sing stuff used to be a real chore for me, especially before this 'Diamond Eyes' record. I was spending years making records.

Anything I do with Team Sleep, I'd do with Deftones as well.

When I see old friends, I'm very excited.