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.

[Robert] Aikman would write horror stories that weren't gore, they weren't slashers, and they weren't monster stories either. He called them ghost stories. The main thing about them was the vibe. It was really disquieting. He wanted to sketch the scene so that you could see it and know the characters and get a feel for the motion - and then ask yourself why and not get a final answer. Leave something that itches. I loved that!

People say friends don't destroy one another. What do they know about friends?

I wrote short stories when I was a teenager, but they weren't any good and I kinda knew it.

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.

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

When you know where somebody is, you know the most important thing about them.