Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

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

Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days.

I'm very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories.

The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice out there. A lot of economic experts in America refer to him without actually using the M word, but he's around.