Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.

One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.