Brandon Boyd

I learned from a very young age that if I persued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness.

No one's played on the moon yet. No one's played in zero gravity. Some bands have played at the Pyramids of Giza, but we'd very much like to do that in the near future.

I feel like a little kid who just walked into a candy store. I think that's something to smile about.

I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.

I learned from a very young age that if I pursued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness.

Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it.

I think perhaps love thrives on unlikely circumstances and chance : life thrives on these principles, and is life not love? And love not life?

I think that what most artists are trying to do is trying to understand. I think what distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another type of person is perhaps a willingness to go headlong into that uncertainty.