“I was trying to break out of the suburbs, and when I did break out, I ...” — Liz Phair Quote

I was trying to break out of the suburbs, and when I did break out, I don't think I took my whole self with me - I think I played a role of being too cool and hip.

My identity has everything to do with me and my instrument. It doesn't have to do with what production style I use, or how many people played on it, whether it's sparse or grandiose or whatever. And I'm social, frankly.

Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I don't really dig being famous.

I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the pivotal feeling in a scene and which character's point of view is driving it at any given moment?

These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because that's the funny little bit that makes it hip.

My wife's hip, beautiful and independent and never jealous.

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men.

We listen to a lot of hip hop. They're the ones that are trailblazing. It used to be rock, but it's really turned to hip hop, and they're doing really unique and cool things, and we wanted to do that, too.