Most of the songs I write just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake.

I have no interest in emo. I'm all about rap metal.

With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I'm going to keep moving forward.

I think there is a very subtle shift from the metal I grew up on to Weezer. I think the big shift was from a minor key to a major key. That made a huge difference in how it was perceived.

It could appear that I'm some kind of natural genius, but it's just a million small lessons I've picked up over the years.

I never feel guilty about liking music.

It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records.

I'm constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music.

I enjoy listening to the albums of my youth as much as ever.

If enough people out there want a physical product, I'll be happy to make one. I'd say about 10,000 people is "enough."

Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the USA' kills me with jealousy. The melodies are out-of-control beautiful.

These violators responded only as cowards could. They ran.

It is not enough to be electors only. It is necessary to be law-makers

Maybe it's just getting older, but I don't want to miss things.

A giant python was discovered in Florida. Spooky news for a state that derives half it's income from a giant mouse.

It's crazy to close doors to any genres.

Do not be amazed by the true dragon.

I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women

I was surprised to see the meeting was of Communists and the whole meeting was along Communist lines.

Be neither too remote nor too familiar.

It takes a certain type of person to register your 'Donkey Kong' score. So I'm just number 29 in registered Donkey Kong scores.