All these kids who are growing up on Skrillex and all this digital music- what are they gonna think when they hear rock'n'roll?.

I do believe in the myth of San Francisco and there is a force, a magical kind of thing there. That feeling of like, I've never been to another place….

What excites me is the idea of doing a record that's pretty clean and focused on songs. I've rushed a lot with previous albums and there's not a rush….

"Beach." It's a very loose term now. Pretty widely used term. And that's awesome, but I guess my California experience is different from a lot of peo….

There's nothing harder than making a mellow, clean record. It's really scary. I can see why people would never want to do it..

If you'd have asked me two years ago, I'd have been like "No, anything and everything. Go for it." Now, I want to focus on doing the best I can each ….

The next album I make might be the most messed up thing ever. It's all momentary for me..

Everyone uses noise as a crutch sometimes - I've totally done it. But when you make a good-sounding record there's nothing there but you..

Some of the best records are the ones that really affect you the most - they're pure emotion and energy, and it's like you're in that person's brain.….

I don't think I'm the best lyricist; it's hard for me to express feelings through words..

I was sick of fast, aggressive music; I felt like I needed to make a poppy thing. But, right now, I feel like I need to make a Hawkwind/Sabbath recor….

Trying to say something is all you got in life..

I really like to think of each record as its own thing. So, for sure, but I hate the idea of being stuck in anything. Like I want to do a Hawkwind-st….

I'm a pretty young person, but I think you need a little life experience to actually say something..