Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.
When I am willing, all sound is available to me.
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
It doesn't take long to sum up the major theses of most popular music: he loves me; he left me; I need him; I needed him, but now I need his best friend. Rather limited scope.
The war on drugs is a war against the communities.
Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.