There is nothing terribly wrong with my face, even if some of its parts aren't very inspiring.

There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when people are judgmental and aggressive, all you end up doing is getting other people to turn away in irritation. To change people's minds, you have to respect the people you're talking to.

You could spend every waking moment online and still only experience one-trillionth of what's out there. I find that a little overwhelming.

I did a cover of the James Bond theme, and I felt like such a fraud, because the original is so good.

I think that the current climate enables a lot of musicians to do relatively well. Twenty-five years ago, you could be a bass player in a folk-rock band and do pretty well - that sort of means that you're going to have to go get a day job. But a lot of my friends have learned how to write classical music for movies and produce other people and do remixes, and DJ and go on tour, and do all these different things. The more diverse their approach, the better their chances of actually having a career.

Though in many of its aspects this visible world seems formed in love, the invisible spheres were formed in fright.

I don't think there's anything wrong with not knowing how to play an instrument, but the rise of the non-musical producer has done away with musicianship and focused attention purely on the song's hook.