I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and more I learn about it, the less and less interested I am in it.

It's not a movie, no private screening This method acting, well, I call that living

My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I started writing acoustic songs and playing by myself in 7th grade.

Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.

The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself.

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

I've thought about the idea of, 'Can happiness and creativity co-exist?' So much of what I've done, I think, has been based on being dissatisfied or incomplete or lonely. The answer is, 'There isn't an answer, necessarily.