Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.

And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.

Empires are doomed. They become more diffuse, more broke, demagogues rule, and so I was just pointing out some similarities between past empires and what's going on right now. They all have had to apply more and more harsh rhetoric of superiority and divine right to justify the building of hegemony.

The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.

The only I would say is a little different is when I know my parents are in the audience. That's never going to be the same as another concert.

I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

The biggest difference would be made if we don't have wars to begin with.