We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake us out of that- with no other purpose than to wake us- is valuable.

I see so many little boys I wanna marry, I see plenty little kids I've yet to have.

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.

When real work happens and that's when real art happens.

People want to be successful, and they want to be acknowledged for what they do. Sometimes they make really great art and aren't. Historically, the best artists weren't. But their work survived.

Having friends who are records nerds - that's the best thing you can do, have a record-geek friend to take you far.

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