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.

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.

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

I hate my voice. I've never been comfortable singing.

I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.

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

People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher.