It's nice to be in a place where I can be a little more selective, and to be sought out for ideas that I have.

I've always been noted for being original and doing different thing. So for me to hop on the train that's going on would be - shoot, if I wanted to hop on the train, I might as well have hopped on gangsta rap back when it was popular and tried to do that.

You have to listen a lot, and you have to be open and ready to adjust to anything. It kind of provides a framework that you use all the time. You never really shut off that part of your brain when you're doing something. It's invaluable to have.

I remember going with my mom to a random garage sale as a kid and thinking what a cool treasure hunt that whole world was. Only to transition as an adult to think, 'What a gross place that really is.'

I had never supported a political figure - and I went out and supported Obama.

Why not work with your friends? It's working with people you know, and you share the same sensibility.

I just Fell Down the Stairs Holding a Guitar and Accidentally Wrote a One Direction Song