I'm finding things out about myself as a person - as a writer - as I write, and so are the people who listen to what I do. But they have this additional aspect of how they take the stuff that I do, and so it broadens the work and it creates this strange connection. It's really a way of strangers communicating through this third thing, which is a body of work. But really, I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself.

People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.

I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK.

I'll keep making records until I don't have more ideas for records.

The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality - not broader philosophical outlooks.

Literature is a mystical place for me. It's not dry. It's where miracles happen.

I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.