Musically, I didn't relate to Berlin. There seemed to be a lot of machine music made there - I don't think I saw a stringed instrument in two years.

Be alone even when there's a million people around, because tomorrow it will be a different million people.

If you keep bashing your head against the same wall, at some point you're going to fall over and be still for awhile.

Musically, I didn't relate to Berlin. There seemed to be a lot of machine music made there - I don't think I saw a stringed instrument in two years.

I think I prefer the constant renewal. It's almost like sandpapering down any details or any contour of familiarities.

All the girls who have photos of them at parties, like, "Woo!" - that's what someone's going to see of their grandma.

I've never been drawn to concert DVDs because they take away the part of the equation that's most important to seeing a live show: getting jostled around and feeling the energy in the room. I definitely didn't want to make one of those.