It's a cliché to state that one should think like a child, but it's clear that kids know something that the world tries to make you unlearn later in life.

It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.

Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.

When all my friends insisted that they were feeling jaded, it struck me as an affected pose. To me, everything is always new.

The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.

What I like is horror movies, including '80s slasher movies that politically I have all kinds of problems with. Which is an interesting balance, because I have this leftist puritan strain that, well, if you like something that goes against your politics, maybe you should train yourself not to like it. But I know that I like horror movies and that's what I watch when I get a moment.

I don't celebrate milestones and I don't do anniversary editions. It's not my style to reflect on accomplishments.