When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, and very specific. There's streets named after entertainers, and statues of entertainers, and it's great. Entertainment is still art, even if it makes billions of dollars. So it's like a city built on entertainment, and art in a way.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

I'm so glad cities have personalities, just like people have personalities. That's something that makes me smile.

I'm a fan of Talking Heads going way back.

I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band and we worked really hard and did not get very far. I was really close to being this guy who used to be in this band who is still playing and trying to get some recordings together, but I got really lucky. That's never lost in me, that I went through Saturday Night Live.

The more I keep myself occupied and jump from thing to thing, the more I think it enriches both.

I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now.