My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.

I got into one Metallica record. That was about it. I never got into AC/DC or Black Sabbath or any of that. I was interested in the side of heavy metal that had interesting guitar ideas, but that was a very short-lived thing.

It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory can recall.

From a very early age, I started to get really interested in how songs were put to tape. Not just listening to the songs, but the way the songs were recorded.

It's a hard thing to explain, but the more I arrange for strings, the more I realize the possibilities.

The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage.