I Hate It When People Try To

When People Are Amped Up, They Listen To More Upbeat, Loud Songs. A Frank Sinatra Album Sets A Certain Mood, Just As A Clash Record Sets Another.

We Never Really Set Out To Talk About California On The Album ['california'], It Was Something That We Noticed That Was Happening About Three-quarters Of The Way Through The Recording Process. We Were Looking At Which Songs We Thought Would Make The Record And We Realised That There Was This Theme Coming Through. I Think It's Just A Product Of Being In California For As Long As I Have.

Getting To Meet Other Artists That I Admire Is One Of The Best Parts Of My Job. I Don't Know If I'd Say "star Struck" As Much As Excited To Hear Other Peoples' Ideas.

Ideas Are Really What Interest Me In Producing A Band, If I Can Bring Something Productive To The Project.

My Parents Were Pretty Lenient With Me. But, They Gave Me Morality While I Was Growing Up. They Taught Me The Difference Between Right And Wrong.