The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'.

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. Eventually within the next quarter of a century, the nostalgia cycles will be so close together that people will not be able to take a step without being nostalgic for the one they just took. At that point, everything stops. Death by Nostalgia.

The kerosene record player is not a very efficient device.

The richest people in the world aren't particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren't particularly smart or rich.… That leaves me making music. But we can't talk about that.

I want a girl that can swallow my pride.

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state.

Science is moving closer to weaponry, and Art is moving closer to commercialism. And never the twain shall meet.