I like California a lot. There's a lot of space, but it's actually the most populated place in the nation.

You have to collaborate with the moment and the environment. It kind of was magnified by the house being a studio.

When I go to vote for anything, I always pencil in the proposition to return California and Texas to Mexico. I'm the one person that's voting for that one.

Now everybody knows about this thing that's my secret. It was my thing, the music I turned to when I was alone and needed it. It's what helps me get through these times. It's just between me and music, and now it's been shared with the world.

Of course, before the internet people found records, too. You can still do it. It's just that people like to make the least amount of effort as possible.

The best New York in the world is driving down the [Pacific Coast Highway] listening to the Velvet Underground. That's the best time I've ever been to New York.

I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music.