There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.

Whether you're aware of it or not, any kind of collage idea becomes a part of how you see the world once you incorporate media and internet and video games and all these things.

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.

There's an infinite amount of possibilities and detours and things that can distract you from actually just performing the song and having whatever emotion that's invested into the song come through in the recording.

The only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That went on for years.

I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem.

There are a lot of technical studio things I've learned or figured out, and I feel like I could use those things to help other people with what they're doing.