The reason I started with prostitutes was solely to work on my negotiating skills. Once I mastered negotiating with naked women, dealing with Interscope was a piece of cake.

I have no interest in emo. I'm all about rap metal.

I never feel guilty about liking music.

I enjoy listening to the albums of my youth as much as ever.

It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records.

If enough people out there want a physical product, I'll be happy to make one. I'd say about 10,000 people is "enough."

I can't say I was consciously thinking of the big changes in the music business when I was writing the lyrics, but change, uncertainty, flux, impermanence - these are things I'm acutely aware of. And I enjoy facing it all.