Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.

I moved to L.A. and really didn't dig living there until I found places like Koreatown and Little Tokyo. I really like hanging out in the grocery stores and restaurants.

I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.

I think any good artist - and I'm not saying that I am one - takes notes and should first emulate their heroes and then try to move beyond them.

Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.

When I eat something like vegetable bibimbap, I get that warm and fuzzy feeling of eating stuff that I grew up with.

The music that I made in my band wasn't the expression of everything I was into. Bands are based on compromise.