I get to swim in the ocean every single day, which is a very, very important thing to do to stay connected.

You've got to be in a place where you can put your guard down. I've got a long list of things I consider to be selling out. But amongst that list, one of them is when you make art without putting your guard down.

There is something to mystery. You make up this entire world that you fit into because of what the actual music does to you.

Some people like to say serendipitous. I like to say magical.

Trying to find comfort in perpetual discomfort has been my life's work.

I didn't want to make a record that was just guitar and voice, that was just the technology available to me. At the time, I remember thinking, "I am making a Faust album." That didn't translate.

It only takes one profound experience to change somebody's life.