“With the Roots there are just so many different elements it kind of, I don’t know, it’s definitely a serious musical challenge to play with them, I guess overall I’m more into rock than I’m into hip-hop. I’m 26 now, so it’s time to use what I have rather than try different things and I definitely have the ability to play rock music. I’ve never toured with a rock group, The Roots used to play with a lot of other hip-hop acts, but never with rock groups. It’s a different method of operation. Hip-hop dudes have a very predictable pattern of after-show activity and rock ‘n’ roll cats kind of thrive on the unpredictable.”
Meanstreet - 2002

"I was watching an HBO special on eating habits and different cultures, and they showed in China how people eat cats. ... I’m really fond of cats, and I happened to be sitting on the couch with my cat, and once I saw that, it just put everything in perspective. If I wouldn’t eat my cat—what’s the difference [between] eating a cat or a cow?
P.E.T.A.
2002

"I couldn't be happier than I am in Incubus," he says, "this is a dream come true for me, literally."
XPress Mag
2004

"When I first heard “Megalomaniac” on the radio, I was kind of scared. You can hear me so good you can see my shoes!
BassPlayer
2004

"I want to sound like James Jamerson on a rock track. When everything else stops and the bass keeps going, I want it to be that part where everybody says, “Oh, shit!”
BassPlayer
2006