I won't complain about touring, because I really do believe that a public-figure musician complaining about being a public-figure musician is just absurd. Like, 'Boo hoo hoo! I have to stand on stage and people pay attention to me!'

One can only snort so many ants and have so much sex before one starts to long for the comfort and companionship of a good book.

The moment that you impose your will on another person or animal, that's when we are allowed to say you have committed an ethical breach.

I love going on tour and playing music for people.

We live in this culture where there are so many things that want us to pretend that we’re not truly human. That we can be exempt from the human condition, either through intelligence or accomplishment or success or humor. Bu biologically we’re all the same. We all get sad, we all get happy, and we all die. Anyone who pretends that that’s not the case is either a sociopath or utterly delusional.

I just have to remind myself that my daily quotidie in life has almost nothing to do with any aspect of my professional life as a public figure.

I love that vinyl is actually growing in popularity, and that there are so many great record stores.