I love the universality of music and how it can viscerally connect people from culture to culture, regardless of anything. It kind of levels everything out and connects us. That universal sound thing is a big deal to me.

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.

What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?

Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.

When someone has a very urgent response, I think it just means that it's triggering something in them that they may not necessarily want to think or talk about - which I see as a positive thing.

I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.