If you look at someone like Joe Strummer or John Lennon, when you heard their music you knew that they wrote it and they cared about it.

My interest in gospel music and liturgical art and Biblically-inspired literature has nothing to do with organised religion and everything to do with human beings trying to figure out their place on this planet.

You can sit down with Reason or Ableton and literally in a couple of hours make a very good-sounding record. But then a lot of people become contented with that, rather than pushing themselves to making something that sounds great.

No one drives in Manhattan - in fact, many of the folks who live in Manhattan don't even have driving licenses!

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

I've never seen Friends; I've never seen Seinfeld. I've heard people reference these things but I've never seen them.

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