As everything becomes digitized, there's the idea that things that can't be digitized become more valuable.

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

I should watch network television, or daytime television, because I'm not sure who all these people are who keep getting referred to in blogs and newspapers. I better get myself culturally attuned.

The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes over?

I've noticed that when I am selling a lot of records, certain things become easier. I'm not talking about getting a table in a restaurant.

Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?

It's not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you're going to frighten her off.