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Wayne Coyne has put out Flaming Lips records in gummy bear skulls and all these different kinds of packaging that's really, really inventive. And that's what you should always do.

I will always consider myself a punk because of those experiences in high school. It will always be a part of me.

I'm not by nature a cynical person. But sometimes your expectations are different from reality.

As far as value goes, obviously it's nicer to be in an environment where you feel comfortable. But it's also clear that it's probably not the most realistic thing.

El Perro del Mar sort of accompanied my time at 'SNL.' To concentrate and focus, I would play the bass to one of her songs from her third album.

I will always, no matter what, be a punk more than anything.

I would see people on TV, or I'd see bands I really liked, and I thought, 'I want that.'

I don't know anything about the wine world at all.

Panned or not, 'Dune' is a real part of science-fiction filmmaking.

That's one of the great things about Los Angeles, that people just play music, and it's all very welcoming and welcomed.

I travel a lot. I'll go back and forth, you know, West Coast-East Coast, but it's separated by segments. So it's not a daily thing.

I wanted so badly to be in a famous band, and it was not happening. I played drums with different bands and with the Blue Man Group in Chicago, but I definitely felt like, 'Wow, I did not picture my life being like this.'

I am opposed to vacations and leisure. I try to make every day a work day. Even if there's nothing on my schedule, I will try do at least one task that is work-related.

Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful.

I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at a lot of ads to see what people want to wear.

When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, and very specific. There's streets named after entertainers, and statues of entertainers, and it's great. Entertainment is still art, even if it makes billions of dollars. So it's like a city built on entertainment, and art in a way.

Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch.

Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.

The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and I really feel like people who have left before me have always stayed with the show. They never really quite left, which is nice. Everyone kind of stays close.

The worst art is when it's really convenient and comfy.