I've always wanted to write a song that goes, "I love you" and a book that goes, "Something happened." Something very direct.

We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake us out of that- with no other purpose than to wake us- is valuable.

I cannot wait for all the mistakes we have yet to make

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

There are plenty of things in vaults that didn't sell in its time. So much stuff. But slowly these companies start to get a hint that these things have some value.

I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music.

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.