I enjoy working with complicated equipment. A lot of my things started just with a rhythm box, but I feed it through so many things that what comes out sounds very complex and rich.

I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!'

I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.

In art, you CAN crash your plane and walk away from it

I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music.

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.

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.