Being capable of anything is a bullshit concept, unless it means you also admit that you're capable of cheating, lying and killing.

Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them.

If the melody is telling me this is what the song is about, then I'm sort of forced into confession, autobiography or fantasy. If I don't do that, I've hamstrung the melody.

The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.

Im really good at writing almost hits.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

White people don't sing together very often, and when they do, it's about the celebrity of the song. The singing at my shows is all about harmony.