How can I shield myself from the things that I hear?

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

How can I shield myself from the things that I hear?

I wanted to be a writer. I still want to be a prose writer. I feel I am more temperamentally suited to that kind of life, although there are things I still want to do with music.

Music is so hard. It's a struggle to get people to care. It's hard to make an impact in today's world because people aren't buying records anymore.