My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

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

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.

I think that anybody who's anti-selfie is really just a hater. Because, truthfully, why shouldn't people take pictures of themselves? When I'm on Instagram and I see that somebody took a picture of themselves, I'm like, 'Thank you.' I don't need to see a picture of the sky, the trees, plants. There's only one you.

I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.

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