People assume that somehow fame and wealth will keep mortality at bay.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

I feel like people might be slightly less inclined to hate me as much as they did in the past, and I think part of that is selling fewer records.

But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective.

I honestly just love being in my studio working on music. That's all the inspiration I need. And I don't write with an end result in mind, I just write for the simple love of writing.

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