It's hard to cover for someone who's disrespectful and ungrateful...To say, 'I didn't quit the band' is just not true. It's disingenuous.

I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.

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.

I would probably say, 'Don't worry so much about stuff as you grow up.'

I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California, and I think that's what this album ['California']feels like - there's endless hope and optimism but there's also a darker side.

Being a producer is a very different experience than writing my own songs.