I was gonna be a cosmetologist. I didn't really want to. I wanted to be in a band. It kind of worked out.

From the first time I heard Bob Marley or even Sublime, I wanted to move out to California and be near the ocean, start surfing, start being a part of that whole thing.

I want to write something that celebrates life, that's fun to listen to.

There's actually a song called 'Vegas Lights,' which I wanted to be an anthem for Vegas, that represented how I felt when I went to the clubs. I felt this weird energy where everybody was having a good time, and it didn't matter. Dancing like nobody's watching. It was kind of beautiful.

You can create some soul out of something that's electronic or mechanical.

Hip hop is doing the new rock thing; there are no rules. They can do anything, really. And that's inspiring.