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.

I was a snot-nosed teenage skater at one point, who listened to only punk records and hung around people that had that idea of what is okay to do and what isn't okay to do.

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.

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.

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

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.