It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits - and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!

I'm known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.

I'm free to do what I please, I'm probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.

I'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing.