Anger is preverbal, so, by the time you're using words to express an angry feeling, you're already imposing loads of structure on that primal experience.

It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.

I don't like to say, "Oh, I don't like this kind of music." I like to listen to it and try to see what people who like it get out of it.

Human beings are selfish by nature. Everything that happens to a child, you immediately grab your own child and say, "I will never let that happen to you."

I don't celebrate milestones and I don't do anniversary editions. It's not my style to reflect on accomplishments.

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

When you know where somebody is, you know the most important thing about them.