But hey, when you live in Watts, you need a little smack to get by, you know what I mean? You need something soft and comfortable in your life, 'cause you're not going to get it from what's around you. And society isn't going to give it to you.
America is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That's the nature of America, I think.
Our strong suit is what we do, and our audience.
So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well.
I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like.
I don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Jeez, I feel great today. I think I'll write a song.' I mean, anything is more interesting to me than writing a song. It's like, 'I think I'd like to write a song... No, I guess I better go feed the cat first.' You know what I mean? It's like pulling teeth. I don't enjoy it a bit.
