Most of the songs that I appreciate are lyrically vague.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

If you take a little time, let's say three weeks off, after recording a song, and you listen to it every other day, you're just going to know eventually.

What you see at the Field Museum is only like, 10 percent of the collection. It's birds of paradise and passenger pigeons and in all these drawers that pull out, these specimens come out and it's spectacular. And it worked out.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'

I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that.