Men tend to dominate whatever public discourse they participate in, and another big part of feminism is to let women have their say. Men's voices can be welcome at the table, but there is a time and a place, and maybe it's now, for men to make a little less noise, make their needs less known, and listen to the needs of others.

What's scary is the unknown, the stuff you can't put your finger on.

This is the funny thing about me. People think John just comes up with all the ideas. I'm honored. People think I have a big old brain, but actually I am the sum of the people I work with.

Labor for a lot of people has a negative connotation. But not for me. I always want to be working.

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me.

You're not really going to know what a place is like 'til you've lived there a few years - you sort of just have to go with your gut.

Diagnoses exist to help get people services they need - but there's no such thing as mental illness. We're all mentally ill.