You know what the secret is, to be the kind of person you want to be? It’s to only hang out with people you like. I figured that out, and it changed my life.

It’s like when you look at life and evaluate the most important things, and it’s having friends. I look at how lucky I am to know these people. Even in Canada, I only went to public school there was no money for anything special, but I went to a public school which had a really great music program. All my friends in Canada benefitted from that. I guess I was raised to value that, and I’ve stuck with it. It’s all happened that way – from San Francisco to New York, Montreal and Toronto. That’s the fun of it. It’s not just getting there, it’s getting there and having all your friends there with you because they’re successful on their own terms as well. It’s much more fun than making music with strangers. (x)