I Think Hypochondria Always Plays A Part

"we Can't Name It, But We Can Sing Along." That Is My Ultimate Relationship To Any Art Form, But Especially Music.

I Think It's Very Disheartening And Undermining To Focus On Nostalgia Or Youthful Sentimentality As The Lens Through Which You View Art And Culture, Because Then You Feel Like Everything Good Already Happened. I Really Just Try To Be In The Present With Music And Just Find The Things That Are Invigorating And Make Me Feel Happy To Be Alive Right Now.

With Portlandia, I Don't Think Our Intention Is Always To Find Something Funny. Sometimes The Humor Comes From Taking Something Really Seriously. We're Okay With Making Somebody Feel Uncomfortable Or Uneasy.

I Feel Like I Came In Comedy's Side Door, And Still Feel Very Fraudulent In Many Ways.

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.