If I have more creativity that I want to get out of me, I try to find other ways than pursuing solo records so much.

For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the writing or recording of repertoire is the chicken before the egg of live performance.

It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel.

I'm really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there's sound and visuals. When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It's a feeling that you can't label with words.

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.

My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code.

You think you've made something really great, but there's a reason why it's not resonating the way some previous work did. But it's not that easy to just replicate. Some people think, "Oh, just go do that thing you used to do before." But it just doesn't work like that. It's a lot more mysterious or slippery.