I've always thought that art is a lie, an interesting lie. And I'll sort of listen to the "lie" and try to imagine the world which makes that lie true...what that world must be like, and what would have to happen for us to get from this world to that one.

Look closely at the most embarrassing details, and amplify them.

I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there.

A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.

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

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.

I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice.