Maybe the idea of being a rockstar or being the one who's recording or playing, sort of doesn't really matter as much anymore, when you're surrounded by great musicians who bring their spirit, their own talent.

My only ambition when I came to Hollywood was to pay my rent.

I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.

As great as technology is, it still has it's limitations, because it's only a frame of the truth

I'm a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument. I would always just sort of pick up instruments and make noise with 'em.

In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general, I think it can be a lot more collaborative.

I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways.