We have a society that's trying to make sure that nobody gets any adventures because adventures are dangerous and danger is bad.

If for instance, in a board meeting, if you have an idea, it better be a good idea, or you're not going to get everybody's attention.

We have cultural depth. We get all kinds of stuff to chew on, to live on.

The roughest part for me when I'm writing a song is staring at a blank page. Where am I going from here? If you're a songwriter, you have to do that every time you start a song.

I don't get the stuff that I carry around in my head from TV, and especially I don't get the stuff that I carry around in my heart from TV.

The bulk of my input comes from my peers.

The stockbrokers, their hair isn't long and full of leaves and stuff like that, so they don't catch your eye. They're wearing the tie-dye, so they don't stick out, but you don't see them. The ones you see are the ones with the leaves in their hair, the matted hair and all that kind of stuff.