I was talking to somebody about the L.A. hardcore scene, and they were saying that it was hard for them to picture punk rock at the beach. Like, the aesthetic didn't mix or something - black forms in the sand.

Everyone's so interior now, they're not really looking around them. They're on their phones.

No one ever questions the disorder behind her tarantula LA glamour – sociopathy, narcissism – because it’s good rock and roll, good entertainment! I have a low tolerance for manipulative, egomaniacal behaviour, and usually have to remind myself that the person might be mentally ill.

I always think of baseball as so existential. Like, you're just out there in a field, in a big expanse of green grass.

The love for a child is more an unconditional sort of love ... Although some parents are really narcissistic. In general, I think there is an expectation that love will be unconditional, but obviously it's not - even after living with someone for years.

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.

I just happened to start playing music for the conceptual ideas.