I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a little more comfortable and can open the door for people to feel a little bit more understanding and accepting of where you're coming from.

Growing up, I was constantly labeled an 'oreo' by my black peers because of my proper speech and 'valley girl accent.'

I believe there's a huge conflict of interest when local prosecutors investigate cases of police violence within their own communities.

What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online.

My problem is that I like technology, but I always have to ask myself, 'Now wait a minute, will I actually have any use for this?'

The Internet has been this miraculous conduit to the undeniable truth to the Holocaust.

I'm not anti-progress, obviously, but I just think progress needs to be a broader thing than just the technology we can create; it's also how we handle it and our level of awareness.

I worked a lot on our album cover, and I didn't just want to post it on our website one day and move on. We wound up breaking it into 18 pieces and hiding them on fan sites all over the Internet and then posting clues, so fans could put together the puzzle.