There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to a record label. But it’s all bullshit, and it’s all in your head. You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.

There's really no honor in proving that you can carry the entire load on your own shoulders. Andit's lonely.

I crave intimacy to the same burning degree that I detest commitment.

I have a handful of really close relationships in my life and I depend on those people heavily to carry me through and to help me stay steady.

Art is food for the soul, and an artistic climate is a healthy climate because it breeds empathy.

How do we let people pay for music?

Meditation, especially for people who dont know very much about it and think its this very hippy dippy thing, can really be powerful, terrifying even, as it lifts the rug up on your subconscious and the dust comes flying out.