Just as eunuchs will never know aesthetics as applied to the selection of beautiful women, so neither will pure rationalists ever know ethics, nor will they ever succeed in defining happiness, for happiness is a thing that is lived and felt, not a thing that is reasoned or defined.

For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.

I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.

All the best times in music were rebellious. I mean, even like Elvis, people didn't want their daughters paying attention to him. He was considered too sexual!

There's a lot of stuff in the club that's like, it's cool there because you're drinking and all you wanna do is do ignorant sh*t.

You can't take yourself too seriously. But always have conviction.

I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.