When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.

When you use some of the more modern recording devices and Pro Tools, when you get into the technology, you are aching to get into some territory.

I've said for years to wives and mothers, you must start to see yourself as Sarah Connor. You must equip your children with the information they need to survive an ever-changing world.

It was disturbing to me that an idea or a song could become something so different from what you originally intended. It's like if a friend took a stupid picture of you at a party on their phone, and the next thing you knew, it was on every billboard.

I grew up I guess you'd say in the cassette era.

I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible.

It's so easy to criticize your own time, and I see that as a problem, even for myself, as a listener.