I buy things with the best of intention of living in them and then life intercedes.

A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.

The most emotional part is when I go into my studio every day and pretty much never have an idea of what's gonna happen.

Shaving your head is acceptable. It's when you start wearing toupees and brushing your hair over that things go wrong.

When I was growing up, albums were my closest friends, as sad as that may sound - Joy Division's 'Closer,' or Echo and the Bunnymen's 'Heaven Up Here'... I had a more intimate relationship with those records than I did with most of the people in my life.

But when a man’s religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to lodge in; then I think it high time to take that individual aside and argue the point with him.

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.