Sandoval: "I think one of the big mistakes people make is to have fame as one of their main goals. That is the biggest mistake when you're creating art."

Sandoval: "Personally, I have a hard time playing live. A big part of it is because the lyrics are really private."

Sandoval: "I've been writing about the same woman for years."

Sandoval: "I mean, autographs are so funny. I don't think it's good to encourage that sort of thing. Why do people want to have an autograph? What does it do for you?"

Sandoval: "We just allow anybody to listen to our music. All ages are allowed!"

Sandoval: "I used to just lose my temper and tell the audience to shut up."

Sandoval: "It seemed record companies wanted bands to be creative because they didn't know how to manufacture underground music. We could do our own thing and go at our own pace. But that changed when major labels started wanting bands that would sell 7 million records."

Sandoval: "I'm lucky, I'm very, very lucky. I work with some of the most amazing artists."

Sandoval: "You can’t put a limit on self-expression."

Sandoval: "I don't even like to sing in front of my own band members so it's easier for me if they send me the music and I record my vocals in my own studio."

Sandoval: "When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live."

Sandoval: "I enjoy singing with a band playing behind me."

Sandoval: "There's a lot of pressure to chitchat with the audience. But when they're in school, people don't want to get up in front of their classroom when they have to talk about themselves or a project."

Sandoval: "I suppose we do live a pretty isolated life."

Sandoval: "I had to beg to get out of my contract with Capitol. They wanted me to work with big producers. I wanted to produce my music, and they weren't having that. I'm sure they were happy to let me go. I just didn't want to do what they wanted me to do."

Sandoval: "I think music is like little films, and it's nice to listen to music and really escape."

Sandoval: "My family is still in Los Angeles. We listened to all sorts of music: Mexican music, oldies, soul, disco and rock & roll. I was surrounded by music."

Sandoval: "It's a really strange thing to be doing, to go on stage and all of a sudden have bright lights and spotlights."

Sandoval: "We're really lucky because we have a portable studio, which enables us to work wherever we like. There is some extra work involved in setting everything up, but you can find a lot of magic and inspiration in being free to go somewhere completely different."

Sandoval: "Interviews are difficult."

Sandoval: "It's not so much that I don't enjoy playing live - that's one of the best parts of playing music - it's that it's nerve-racking with 300, 500 people watching."

Sandoval: "The biggest problem for people who get really, really nervous when they perform live is that you think everybody's looking at you."