I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.

Unfortunately, the simplest things - such as thinking for myself, creating my own reality and being whatever the hell I want to be each day of my life - are a sin. To be a good Christian basically means to give up the reigns of your life and let some unseen force do it for you.

I've actually thought very little about solo work up until just very recently. Most of it is because in my band, Incubus, it is very much a collaborative effort. I do what I do in the band, and everyone plays their respective parts, but in the end, we are sort of a democratic process.

I learned from a very young age that if I pursued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness.

I have always idolized eccentric people.

Your music sounds better on the radio, for some reason. It's an amazing feeling. I hope it never goes away.

Britney Spears. Because she's a girl, I wouldn't smack her - I'd lock her in a closet with poisonous spiders or something. Let her think about what she's doing to the youth culture of America.