Jardine: "I like to be surrounded by harmonies and fullness and richness and vitality."

Jardine: "My family and I reside on a non-working farm, although we have a couple of horses and the usual stuff like pigs, cows, and chickens. We really don't have an honest-to-goodness farm, more of a hobby farm."

Jardine: "I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world."

Jardine: "Music is more of a hobby to me than my hobbies, if that makes sense. I love music; my dad and brother were very musical, and music just happens to be one of my hobbies that became my vocation."

Jardine: "It took me 29 years to finish that song. That's a typical Jardine move."

Jardine: "It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million."

Jardine: "I'm pretty satisfied with how 'Postcard' turned out. I think everybody did a great job."