I always expect there to be a new counter-culture coming up, something that would make punk look as ridiculous as punk made the hippies look.

I don't want to make compromises. I want my little silly jokes to be told with the correct punch line, and I'm satisfied trading off the immediacy to fulfill the detailed work of the artistic end of things.

Maybe there's something new that can document an idea quicker, but pen and paper have always been pretty handy for me.

People love a conflict. Artistic conflict is not like that at all. It's just wanting your own space, it's not wanting what the other person has. And we dissolved at a good time - we were very close to the top of our game.

I think a lot of people are having their midlife crisis in public. I think if you left something unfinished, go ahead and do it. But I guess I can't really answer that question in respect to my own music, because it's inconceivable.

I have a lot of dislike for the business end of the music business, particularly what they call shopping for a label. It can be a real stupid thing.

I always expect there to be a new counter-culture coming up, something that would make punk look as ridiculous as punk made the hippies look.