The best time is during the struggle. The top of the mountain is usually small, freezing and lonesome. To this day I'm continually reinvesting myself in something new. I'm not afraid to start as a beginner in anything.

Radio as we know it is pretty much changing completely.

Music journalists love Elvis Costello and hate me because they look like Elvis Costello

Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm continually astonished by the choices other people make.

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance

I think very frequently, musicians become a victim of every song they sing. I like all kinds of recreation. It's aggressive. I want to be part of everything.

I'm gonna abandon my spirit to them, which is actually what I attempt to do. You work yourself up into that state and you fall in supplication of the demon gods.