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You played an online psychology teacher in Son of Zorn. The joke seemed to be that nobody respected the job because it was online and not "real." Well, that's what I do, and that happens. What can I do to get some damn respect?

By the way, I'm supposed to be working right now.

Hi Nate! Long time fan here; I first saw you play with The Format in Atlanta back in 2004 and you guys quickly became my favorite band. I always knew you’d make it big, and it’s great to see you step out on your own with Grand Romantic, which is a fantastic record. A few questions…

1) What is the oldest song on Grand Romantic, the one that’s been floating around in your head for a while that you feel like you finally got right? Do you still have any songs that have been filed away since The Format days (like “Jumping the Shark,” which was lent to Eminem for his song, but was an idea for the third Format album) that might see the light of day at some point?

2*) “Sight of the Sun” was originally recorded for Some Nights, but there was a sample that you couldn’t clear, so you had to re-write the hook—am I getting that right? I’ve always wanted to know what that uncleared sample was. Also, if things had fallen through with Jeff Bhasker, who would have produced Some Nights?

• I realize I’m asking you to call out specific people with these questions so feel free to deflect