The touring band is DIIV, and the songs are always written with them in mind. But the new record is going to be more "me."
I think that when people download the record they're kind of missing out on part of the experience, because it's really meant to be an immersive experience.
If I play Coachella, it's sponsored by a company - that's corporate, too. But we're playing it because we're getting paid and we want to be a part of the festival.
For me, it's always been important to have the live band be one thing, and the recorded band be kind of another thing.
Music journalists are some of the lazy, most uninspired, dull people I've ever met...
Somebody who knows all about how to make the record, or how to make records, they know how to work the EQ and they know how to work the stuff, but they don't know what I want it to sound like. So it's just easier for me to do it myself.
I had to have the record literally taken away from me. I am such a perfectionist.
