I've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line. Because each line, of course, means different things to different people, millions of interpretations. With me, I always see two sides. I just see things split into two.

Having friends who are records nerds - that's the best thing you can do, have a record-geek friend to take you far.

If you have sensitivity then mysticism will be part of your life. It's a very beautiful thing and a very real thing but it's not something to not take seriously and it's not something to take seriously.

I always wanted to move to New York because of the Velvet Underground, because of the picture that they painted of New York City.

The best New York in the world is driving down the [Pacific Coast Highway] listening to the Velvet Underground. That's the best time I've ever been to New York.

When real work happens and that's when real art happens.

Africa. There are a gazillion different languages people speak there, different bone structures, so vast and different.