We went from being a band that was recording songs in my bandmate's bedroom to a band that's doing extensive touring and had a record on the Billboard charts and everything happened insanely fast, but it's not something that I sought out. It just happened.

I think people assume that whatever kind of music you make is the music you listen to. Don't get me wrong, I listen to tons of pop music and all the music that really inspires Best Coast is very straightforward '50s and '60s pop music, but I've been listening to R&B and rap since I was a kid. I grew up in L.A. It's part of the culture. I listen to anything.

I love clothes so much, I always have. It's awesome to have designers invite me to their shows and openings and send me samples of their work.

It's scary when you get to a point where you write these songs that people like, and then you think, "Am I ever going to be able to write something better than that?"

One of my favorite things as a teenage girl was getting dressed up to go to shows.

I don't think lyrics need to be deep - just write whatever comes out of you. You don't need to find intense meaning in everything.

I'm working all the time. When I'm home I try to split my time evenly between resting and preparing for another tour, and writing stuff.