Spin: How much of Seth Cohen's musical taste is your own?

Adam Brody: It's a fusion of me and Josh Schwartz, the writer/creator. He's only 27 and likes a lot of the same bands. My favorites are Death Cab for Cutie and Bright Eyes. He's more into the Shins and Interpol, so we kind of split it.

Spin: How long have you been into Death Cab?

AB:- Since The Photo Album came out. Ben's lyrics are just so freaking great, so different and poetic. Once you get into people who write that way, it's hard to go back to the radio. It's ruined me!

Spin: Did you give Death Cab or Bright Eyes CD's to people as real-life Christmukkah gifts?

AB:- I gave Josh Schwartz a Bright Eyes CD-that might have been the inspiration for the episode. I made a "Best Hits of Death Cab" CD for Rachel Bilson, who plays Summer. When Elliott Smith died, Peter Gallagher said he'd never heard of him, so I made him a greatest-hits CD. And when he and I were driving the other day, I had Death Cab on in my car and he liked it a lot.

Spin: Are you aware of how popular Seth Cohen is with the indie/emo kids out there?

AB:- The other day, these ninth graders came up, and they were dressed just like I dress, and they yelled, "Seth Cohen is our hero!" I was like, "Wow, Seth is speaking for a generation!" I just hope I'm doing him justice.

Taken from Spin Magazine