I would always write lyrics and songs on the piano.

In general, I'm in support of promoting art and science in public schools. I think music and science are probably the most important factors for the human brain developing. Even more so than any other fields, because music covers mathematics, cognitive reasoning, motor skills, coordination, like, it's kind of everything.

When you're improvising, you're relying on this connection to creativity.

If I can learn a couple of phrases in Italian but do mostly weird, absurd music things, people will like it.

I like sincerely talking about market analysis and how marketing is ahead of design and design needs to catch up to fulfill the promise of the marketing.

I had a job at a movie theater for like a year and a half and then a job at a health food store for like two years. Those were the only two jobs I ever had.

I like that feeling of discombobulation that comes in creating an absurd world that doesn't make sense.