Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.

I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities.

We never really set out to talk about California on the album ['California'], it was something that we noticed that was happening about three-quarters of the way through the recording process. We were looking at which songs we thought would make the record and we realised that there was this theme coming through. I think it's just a product of being in California for as long as I have.

It's so easy to put music out that it's difficult to sift through stuff that I don't like to find stuff I do like.

I don't really have any secret shames. If I like an artist, I like them. Nothing to feel embarrassed about.

Home for me is wherever my wife and kid are.

As a producer, I'm an objective observer, helping a band form their ideas into a cohesive album. It's a step back from the intimacy of creation.