You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.

I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so it can be taken two or three different ways.

I love him (Muse) too much, and you can't hurt someone that you love that much . . . unless you're family.

Technique plays a part - you have to know how to play.

Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.

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?

I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So you're left with just storytelling and rhythm. And the storytelling can be so braggadocious, you're just left with rhythm.