The world's a better place since I chose music.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

If you have an idea of what you want to do in your future, you must go at it with almost monastic obsession. [...] You have to go at it single-mindedly and let nothing get in your way.

'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's masterpiece.

Most of the writers I like just intimidate and humble me but in that there's a good deal of inspiration to be had as well.

It is our destiny to be born beautiful into an ugly age.

I have built my life to pursue the new. I don't have family, don't know many people and I am usually ready to leave within an hour.