My own personal tastes don't really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that, I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I'm working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life. So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.

Kind of wish I was dead. Maybe, I'll blow my brains out, mama, or maybe I'll go bowling.

In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, "Yes, of course they have, they've thought of it!"

I don't watch a lot of other people's parodies because I don't want to be unduly influenced.

Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

I'm very analytical, I'm very precise. I mean, I don't write for kids.

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.