But before the cameras began rolling on our interview, we chatted about everything from Marvel Comics (he had been at their offices before coming to Radio.com) to dogs (he had recently appeared with Cesar Millan on an episode of "Cesar 911″). Possibly more than any of his peers, Aoki (who, oh yeah, also owns a bunch of restaurants and fashion line) has infused more aspects of the mainstream, and is becoming not just the most recognizable DJ, but one of the most recognizable pop stars. Which might be an alarming thought to him: a former punk rocker who self-identified as an outcast. In speaking with him, it's easy to see how he's gone from sleeping in a van to traveling by private jet. He's a fun guy to be around, and his enthusiasm for whatever is on his mind is pretty infectious.

Radio.com: Earlier this year, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary announced "dubstep" was officially being added to the English language. Congratulations! What did you make of that? Steve Aoki: Wow! They announce these things? What else was added?

"Selfie." Wow. It's always exciting to see when popular culture accepts something from the underground. And dub step has always been an underground artform, so it's kind of cool that it's been accepted.

So tell me about your new album: why did you decide to name it Neon Future? Neon Future is basically the sum of all its parts. I started writing this album when I started reading up on futurist ideas and the fusion of technologies, artificial intelligence, stem cell research, nd even far off ideas like singularity, where AI and humanity meet, so we can extend our lives indefinitely. I have a Neon Future interview series, where I'm interviewing scientists, and I've expanded it to include other interesting people. So far, I've interviewed Ray Kurzweil, the man behind Singularity, Aubrey de Grey, who wrote a book called Ending Aging, Arianna Huffington, to talk about the future of media, Mickey Hart, the drummer from the Grateful Dead, who was working with a neuroscienteist and we went to the lab and tried on Oculus Rift and talked about rhythm's effect on the brain. Stan Lee is also on my list.

You've also spent some time with Fall Out Boy; you collaborated with them on "Back to Earth" from the new album. It was a pretty natural process, I've known Pete Wentz for years. And I'm a fan. It started out with me and Pete and Patrick [Stump] working in my studio doing vocals, and then the whole band came in. So you hear the whole band, not just Patrick. It's a proper band/electronic collaboration. It's one of my favorite records I've ever done.