I love British humor. It's just so - surreal.

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

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.

As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

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.

There's a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they're going to imprint on them. But I'm the opposite. I want to hear that artist; I don't want to hear me - that's the last thing I want to hear. 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.

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.