I'm kind of an evangelical atheist.

I despise computers in many ways. I think they’re hopelessly underevolved and overrated.

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.

The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.

Songs that don't depend on composition depend instead on performance - so the fire has to be there in the playing.

Most of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don't fit in a very interesting way.

When you sing with a group of people, you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That's one of the great feelings - to stop being me for a little while and to become us. That way lies empathy, the great social virtue.