Rock music is electronic music, dependent entirely on electronic circuitry and amplification.

I wanted all my solos to be something you could sing along with

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

What really helps me is being able to record my albums at home - I have more fun experimenting that way, as opposed to working with an engineer, in which case I have to deal with the humiliation of doing take after take, and that can get frustrating.

But for me if I'm gonna read about something I'd rather read a pamphlet or the instructions to a synthesizer than a book on Buddhism.

Music has always carried me through times of loneliness. So when I make music, I like it to make people who listen to it feel like they have a friend who reveals something personal to them, rather than trying to be like a god up on a pedestal

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