I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors.

There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up.

I can't imagine being anything creative in a major town because everybody's doing the same exact thing you're doing. How can you not get confused about what you yourself are doing?

A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the media's the kind of a thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.

You need a little resistance-something to fight against.

People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic.

I'm excited by the band [White Stripes]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if we weren't living in that box, if we weren't trapped. Once that goes away, then I'll know that it's not worth doing it any more.