Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

With all fashion, what we do is play at being somebody else. We play at inhabiting another kind of world.

Human development thus far has been fueled and guided by the feeling that things could be, and are probably going to be, better.

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.

I see TV as a picture medium rather than a narrative medium.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.