In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is.

You gotta constantly purify yourself, living in the city, around human beings. There might be people close to you who affect you inside yourself in such a corrupt way that it screws with your ability to do what you do. But if you make sure that the people who are close you are good people who are there for you and love you, you can create your temple everywhere you go.

Maybe what I do isn't going to be acknowledged by people, but that's me. It's my nature to do things that are weirder and less understood and that was a path I needed to take

I write lyrics. I play the guitar. If the rest of the band had to do my schedule, they would be dead

I never feel like I'm running out of ideas, because it is clear to me - music is infinite

I write songs because I have to write them, and if I didn't I'd be doing some other kind of music that didn't require a song.

I consider my music to be Progressive Synth Pop, which says nothing about what it sounds like, but does describe my basic approach.