Pop is an easy way for evil business people to make a lot of money. But I find myself humming a Christina Aguilera song every once in a while.

That first plunge under the shore break on a chilly fall morning. It forces a sound out of one's body that is kind of a whoo-ahhh! - shocking and refreshing all at once. You become acutely aware of your body and your surroundings, which is helpful when you're about to paddle out to sea.

I think that there is something beautiful about mortality. It makes our decisions mean more.

You're always first when no one's on your side.

Surf is something I have been obsessed with since I was a child.

I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.

Above our heads exists an infinity of unfathomable fantasiastics: and fields of future fireside fables trail close behind