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" No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song. "

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" My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984. "

" I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper. "

" There aren't that many people walking about who are a total class stereotype. "

" If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy. "

" I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco. "

" In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. "

" I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics. "

" Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree. "

" I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it. "

" It's so easy for anyone to deal with their own guilt of being a middle-class white music fan by pointing to other people who they perceive to be richer than them, whiter than them. "

" Making every record is a process full of tough times. "

" Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person. "

" I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe. "

" Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground. "

" Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe. "

" Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation. "

" Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music. "

" It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas. "

" I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it. "

" Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess. "

" I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before. "