Why do scuba divers fall backwards off a boat? Because if they fell forwards they'd still be in the boat.

California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think of California they think of palm trees and blue skies and gorgeous sunsets and beaches and everything else.

I feel like anyone can be a kid forever as long as you have that mindset and attitude towards the world.

Getting to meet other artists that I admire is one of the best parts of my job. I don't know if I'd say "star struck" as much as excited to hear other peoples' ideas.

I liked seventeen-year-old me, I was happy when I was seventeen. I was this troubled goth kid that wore eyeliner and make-up to school and listened to punk-rock music and I loved my friends and I started to make music - I like seventeen-year-old me.

I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.

It really expresses a man in pain.