I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously.

We don't make music, it makes us

I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?

Schools are for training people how to listen to other people.

I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing.

I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it

I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is.