As A Producer, I'm An Objective Observer,

I Lived In Small Town Out In The Desert And My Friend Used To Steal His Mom's Car In The Middle Of The Night. He'd Drive Over To My House, I'd Sneak Out And We'd Go Out To The Desert And Just Burn Things Down.

Too Many Bands Practice In Their Garage, Play A Couple Of Shows Locally, And Expect Opportunities To Appear From The Sky. Bands Have To Push, Work, Grind, And Struggle To Make It Happen On Their Own.

I Think When People Are Jumping On Top Of Each Other's Ideas, It Elevates It A Lot More Than Me Going Into The Studio And Working On Something All By Myself For A While.

California To Me As A Concept Or As An Idea Always Seems Like Endless Optimism And Endless Opportunity - When People Think Of California They Think Of Palm Trees And Blue Skies And Gorgeous Sunsets And Beaches And Everything Else.

All I Can Hope To Do Is Instill Great Morality In My Son And Trust Him Along The Way. The Music He Listens To Or How He Chooses To Wear His Hair Doesn't Define His Moral Compass, And If He Wants To Listen To Country Music And Wear A Cowboy Hat Too, That's Fine.