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

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

There's really no reason for any musician, writer, actor to ever take themselves seriously. If you work in a needle exchange, take yourself seriously. You're doing good work. If you're involved in hostage negotiations and saving lives, you can have a sense of entitlement.

I'm not sure how healthy it is to shoot police helicopters with bazookas.

So man's insanity is heaven's sense, and wandering from all mortal reason, man comes at last to that celestial thought, which, to reason, is absurd and frantic; and weal or woe, feels then uncompromised, indifferent as his God.

Being a vegan is pretty easy these days, as almost every town and city has health food stores and vegetarian-friendly restaurants.

What makes me feel old is having no hair on the top of my head.