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

I often say to people that producing is the best paid form of cowardice. When you produce things you almost always get credit, if it's a good record, but you hardly ever get the blame if it's not! You don't really take responsibility for your work.

I think the idea that people walk around to music is very interesting. They are actually creating the soundtrack to their lives as they walk around to it.

The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface.

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

It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn't include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something, if I like it, I want to know, "Who's the bass player?" "Who did that?" "Who's the engineer on this?

If you had a sign above every studio door saying ‘This Studio is a Musical Instrument’ it would make such a different approach to recording.