I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.

We have no control over the outcome of anything. Like the planet and global warming, we don't control that. If politicians want a war we don't control that. Acts of terrorism, we can't control them.

The only colour I see is this wonderful green and blue planet.

You're always moving and thinking about a whole bunch of things. But those traits work well for me in studios and in meetings about creative ideas. If you listen to the songs I write, they are the most ADHD songs ever. They have five hooks in one and it all happens in three minutes. I figured out a way of working with it.

I don't want to tell people where to go get all my cool stuff.

But Michael Jackson didn't have perfect diction - He said 'chamone' instead of 'come on'.

Politics are about preserving relationships at the end of the day, and it has nothing to do with the greater good for humanity. It's just all about business.