People who meditate and have a good spiritual practice, their immune systems are stronger. Generally, they are happier and healthier.

When you're signed to a big label you're always in the position of convincing them, especially now because labels are barely keeping the lights on, so getting them to spend a little bit of money is really hard.

Without David Bowie, popular music as we know it pretty much wouldn't exist.

When someone comes to me and says the music I've made has affected them emotionally, that's the most gratifying part of my job.

When I was growing up, all I wanted to do was fit in, but if you're perpetually an outsider, it gives you a perspective that might have a little more objectivity than people who really feel connected to their social environment in which they grow up.

There was a time when I was way too reliant upon other people's opinions and perspective of me. And I guess over time came to see how unhealthy that was. I mean it's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers.

The way I work on music is that I go into my studio, and I start playing music, and I see what happens, and... I never think about it.