I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.

Of course, we found out later Syd Barrett had mental problems. But there was something so otherworldly about him. He was hovering, like, six inches above the ground.

I'm not a natural performer. I don't like performing very much.

I couldn't stand to be separated with my wife for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time.

Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like, just take advantage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again. You'd better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation that's going to be left.

When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.

Hitler was the first superstar.