If I hear, 'Be afraid of Tehran,' I'm like, 'I'd better go to Tehran.'

The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.

Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.

I enjoy helping. I like doing benefits and things like that, but don't feel the need to be thanked or even meet the people I am doing the benefit for.

When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive.

I don't know how much you follow current events. For some, there's not enough time to keep up on what's happening; for others, the news is too depressing, and peering too deeply fills one with boiling frustration all too quickly.