To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as a sculptor to the state and church, making coins and things. While he admired Michelangelo, he also made fun of his spiritual angst with art.

If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice, you sing from your belly. And when you sing in a falsetto, you're blocking that. It gives it a filter. It gives it a character. It's less revealing.

As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more and more; the non-musical world is becoming less and less interesting to me.

Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again.

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

A lot of religious texts make for good reading. That's why they hold up.

I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.