I have to brush my teeth before I go on stage otherwise I don't feel smart enough.

The word spirit comes from the Latin word for "breath" - spiritu - and the origin of the word spirituality has to do with breath and life force, the mysteries of the ancients and all this. The word is very suspect in much of the art world - the Western art world. Certainly, spirituality has become divorced from religious.

We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.

I'd rather be a comma than a full stop.

Music comes from a place we don't know.

I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke.

The lyrics just come out, and I don't know where from. I'm an incredible failure in relationships. I think there's a romantic ideal that I'm aspiring for. I don't know. The lyrics are always about unsuccessful relationships. They're not all about the love between a man and a woman. It's about friendship and family. Deep down there's a lot of talk about general existence.