If the choice is between doing something supercool and having no one hear it and doing something equally cool and tricking people into putting it on the radio, I don't think the second option is some big sellout.

I'm really grateful. But I never had the rock star dream. I thought it would be cool to be a modern-day composer.

Compared to people in Africa, I think we've all had privileged upbringings.

Sometimes I've sat outside, not to tan, but as a result of that I ended up tanning slightly.

I kinda like messing with perception a little bit. Kind of what drugs do sometimes, and drinking. I mean, you know, you mess with your mind a little bit to see life from different angles. Within reason, if you can handle it.

With a hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all?

Whenever I go to shows, I end up looking at what shoes the guy onstage is wearing and the jacket he's got on. And when you know everything's gonna be under scrutiny, it makes you feel more comfortable if you have cool stuff.