We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.

Sometimes when you're given hurdles, it makes you more creative in the end.

Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.

But in the end, music is ultimately an aural art, pure and simple.

I think the voice is an underrated instrument these days and it's easy to make up for lack of ability with effects. I think sometimes people are more wowed with effects than core craftsmanship. Strong voices are not as common as they used to be.