I like being vegan, I think it's good for my health.

I may be a lifelong 'downtowner,' but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City.

The young have to kill the old. The young, if they want to achieve their own platform, have to diminish the reputations of the ones that have gone before. That's how life works.

What sounds good on the radio is really loud kick drums and loud snare drums, when everything's bombastic and in your face. It's the equivalent of a houseguest who screams all the time.

I spent so much of my life reading about spirituality and reading about neuroscience and trying different meditation practices. It's a really big part of my life. But it's sometimes hard to talk about. There are so many people in the world who don't live in Southern California and don't spend their time meditating.

I love the idea of making records that people can use, records that have a sense of utility.

I’ve never seen the need to choose one type of music at the exclusion of another. That would feel kind of sad and arbitrary.