You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and someone else will look at it and think of all the fun things you can do in New York. I think songs are kinda like that.

There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.

I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear.

All your secret wishes could right now be coming true.

Fights problems with bigger problems.

I don’t think it’s important who I am. I really like playing music, but I don’t really want to be anything in particular.

I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.