Is it harder to access the older songs when you’re touring?
No, I feel like they’re all still pretty alive. They aren’t really about “This happened yesterday afternoon when I was watching a certain TV show.” I suppose some of Geek the Girl, like the song about the stalker, would be dated. But there are stalkers here, too. (laughs) The only time I have trouble, to be honest, is when I drink too much. Then I really, really feel the songs too much. It’s kind of pathetic. I’m very careful not to do that, but I did do that on one show last tour, and I’m still horrified. (laughs) It was in Minneapolis. So this time when I play there, I’m going to say, “Please forgive me. I do have a sense of humor!” Do you also look for an outside perspective when it comes time to put the track sequencing together? No, I really don’t like bouncing that off people. I think that’s the whole vision of the record, how it flows. Michael Gira had some suggestions, and I was like, “Oh, gosh, I hope we don’t fight about this, because I’m really stubborn with sequences.” But
