I had success as a drummer and was doing very well - I could send my mom to Best Buy and she could go buy my album, you know?
— Mod Sun
I feel like at the end of your days, the last thing that's going to happen is that you're going to watch the movie of your life. It's very important to make sure that you love your movie and that you want to watch your movie, so I try to always make sure that I'm doing something fun and interesting.
I was in a comfortable situation, I was on tour, it was cool, but it wasn't at all what I wanted to do. So I had to leave it, start over. My friends were like, ‘You were doing something, now you're back at day one.' So people kind of look at you different when you start over. Everyone needs to challenge themselves like that.
I'll never forget, I was talking to the singer in one of the heavier rock bands I was in, and it was like a screaming band, and I was like, ‘Man, why don't we make a song that's like ‘Let's Celebrate!.'
Every artist knows the songs that come out naturally, almost effortlessly, are the songs that do the most.
I don't want to travel around this world and have these kids treat me like I'm someone they're not, because I'm not doing anything that they can't do.
I want validation. I'm not ashamed to say that I need the world to validate me and for people to say, 'You are what you think you are.'
I believe so strongly that you always need to leave things better than you found it.
I think that the only pure thing we have in life is to try to be happy.
Bigger shows, songs on the radio, more people aware of what I'm doing… all that, I'm ready!
The people that are feeding you the information on things that I like - love life, believe in yourself, be motivational, give your time to things and meditate - they're all older people who are well into their 50s and have had careers, and for me, at this point, I'm the young ambassador for this whole lifestyle of making your mentality a reality.
I'm here to clean minds of negativity and build confidence in others.
I've always wanted a song you can listen to before the party, at the party, and after the party.
I never wanted to be called a fan, and that's no disrespect to any artist who calls them fans, but I never wanted a boundary in between the people listening to my music and me - for them to feel like I'm doing something that they can't do.
Girls like me more sober.
I got engaged, married, and divorced in 15 months in Hollywood, so, you know what I'm saying? We're out here putting rings on it! That's what our generation does, we put a ring on it, you know what I'm saying?
If you take the duality of things - like sunny-sounding music with weird lyrics on it - it makes this dichotomy. I've never had that because when I make music, I make major chords, happy-sounding stuff, and my lyrics are positive.
I got my Gucci nails done for a photo shoot. After the shoot I would be on Snapchat and Instagram and everybody was hitting me up about it. Eventually that turned into kids sending me photos of them getting Gucci nails.
I love happy-sounding music.
My Hippy' is filled with futuristic fashion, bright colors, beautiful camera work, trippy effects, and even has a cameo from the infamous 'Sunset Blvd Jesus.'
No matter the amount of negativity you're presented with, five minutes from now could be your best moment.
Growing older, boundaries between the artist and the listener are something that nowadays should be completely demolished.
I went to church. I found the light.
I wish there could be respect given to the fact that me and Bella really loved each other.
