I like California a lot more than New York these days.

I used to be a hairdresser.

Initially, I was very much concerned with having absolute control. But as time has gone by, I'm not. I mean, the whole first record was really just how I spent my free time: stoned and drinking coffee in my house, spending three hours on a song.

When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones.

I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.

Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me.

I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.