CG: Intentionally rotting your brain in order to make pop music is kind of like method acting, but for music.

ND: It unfortunately really worked—but at what cost? I’m stupid now. I can feel the lag in my brain. Was it worth it? You have to sacrifice something to get something else. So yeah, why not?

I believe honesty is always the best policy, and I believe in wearing your heart on your sleeve. To quote David Lynch in a Louie episode: “Look them in the eyes and speak from the heart.”

You can’t expect people to think critically—you have to make the work that allows them to think critically. That’s what a good teacher does: you lead the person on, and then allow them to think they got there on their own.

Every single one of us is engaging in some degree of performance. But don’t be mad at Chandler and me just because our performance is better than yours.