Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely a good adjective.
I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.
Culture is everything you don't have to do.
I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy.
As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.
A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.