In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy.

The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird.

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

What's gone will never come back, but it exists when you think of it.

When I smile at the audience, I'm not smiling because I was told that you're supposed to smile to the audience. I smile because they're all smiling at me, and it's a great feeling to see all these happy people out there, and it makes me happy to see them happy.

I think an analogue synth is an extension of the natural world.

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