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

Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore.

I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's not paycheck at the end; it's more of a "whatever is left over" kind of situation. Also, it keeps me from thinking about my creativity as a business, which it is not. It should remain pure; that's one of the reasons I made music in the first place.

I'm not trying to write for the masses. I don't care.

I don't think anyone knows anything and I don't trust people who say that they do. Don't give me a plan, give me action.

That's the thing about inspiration, it just smacks you upside the head, you can't plan for it. It comes like a stranger in the night; you never know when it's going to come or leave, and you just have to deal with the in-between moments because there's nothing you can really do about it.

Usually there's no specific reason for loneliness - it's a broad feeling.