L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things.

Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member.

I'm really nostalgic for Malibu area because I've spent so much time there. People don't think of California as having a history.

I see it as more of a teenage activity than, you know, she's only 11, but you know, I think it's great that she knows so many girls who want to play music. And I see it more as a teen activity than I do as going into music.

I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn't meant to be done for 25 years.

I always wanted to rebel.

I really like Olivier Assayas filmmaking. He always has this global - economy thing going on.