I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.

I have a hard time repeating myself.

Im still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but thats just the way I am.

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.

The best bands kept making records and had this evolution, where by the end, by their commercial phase or sellout phase, the records are from outer space.

If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.

I like to find an artist who inspires me and get into their world and challenge them.