Making music and art is about expressing something that's universally human, maybe even beyond human, at best. To make it about the artist and to dwell upon biographical information can only make it singular, and I am really, really disgusted by that.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers. We don't have all the money in the world. So anyone who wants to be in the band and be broke - that's their own death wish.

Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover.

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.