It's the stupidest thing of all time, going on tour. It deteriorates the soul, but it's fun.

Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead.

Thank god we don't know a lot about William Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautréamont. These are the best guys we got, and their art is powerful because they're mysterious. Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again.

I do like the word timeless. That's a great word.

I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's all a complete accident.

I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music.

I think a master craftsman is someone who is unpretentious. He has a physical object in front of him and, while he works with a higher aim, he doesn't let his personality get in the way of his art. It's simply about the task at hand and to make it as functional and necessary to the world as he can.