If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise. Sometimes it's lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.

My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.