I don't make records that way, where I'm trying to please the marketplace or anything. Not because I have anything against that, it's just never been a part of my aesthetic, even when I was with the Pixies.

Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.

I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.

They're pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.

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.

I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds.

There's more to life than listening to rock music.