My wish list is pretty short. I wish that we had empathy. As a society, we are so wrapped up in our own artificial creations that we have become disconnected from one another and the wonder of our natural world. I truly believe that empathy is the key to solving the majority of our environmental and social problems.

People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music.

You can't expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell!

Ethical systems and practices need to look good. They have to be desirable, well-designed and work well.

I'm sort of always trying to reinvent and recreate a better way of being, because, you know, democracy has been "the worst of all political systems except for all the rest." So I think we have a lot of room to grow and be a better society, and it's a constant battle. It's an exciting opportunity to be active.

The problem with modern consumption and mass-produced products is they're designed to just literally be shoved into our mouths and rushed.

I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die.