"I never solicited a major label and I certainly wouldn't now."

"I started playing guitar when I was in my late teens, and within two years I was starting to play shows."

"I've toured the U.S. every single year and I've put a record out every single year whether it was on a major label or not; that doesn't make any difference to me."

"We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I just thought this was an opportunity for us to make the kind of records that we wanted and make some money at the same time."