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.

When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.

I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do.

Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.

Rap music is really good when you're traumatized.

It's hard to write about a love story with a broken heart.

I always felt like an outsider to the music world in a certain way. There was so much less of an art culture in L.A. - and particularly in the South Bay.