There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.

When I listen to gospel singers pouring their heart out to God, it's the act of pouring their hearts out that interests me.

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

I don't want to get too nuanced, but we have the electoral college in the United States and that means we don't have direct democracy.

One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that simple fact into their business plans. They've come into an industry that's based on idiosyncratic artists and tried to erase every idiosyncratic aspect out of it.

Everyone feels awkward, everyone feels uncomfortable, everyone gets older, everyone gets lonely, everyone gets sick, everyone eventually dies.

I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends.