I always just made music that resonates with me emotionally.

Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf; a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed; and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.

If I was a sex symbol, I would be getting laid a lot more than I am now.

I find the fact that so few people buy albums to be strangely emancipating. There's absolutely no reason for 99% of musicians making albums to think about actually selling albums. So as a musician you can just make an album for the love of making albums.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

My biggest concern is trying to keep crazy Republicans out of office.