Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.

There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.

The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.

I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

I want to go home and just go for a long walk. And where I want to go, I have no idea

When you start getting into your politics it's like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it's always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you're taking. You're not telling people to think, you're telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.

That's where all good music comes from, I think - anything that's likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there's no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.