There are so many musicians, friends of mine, who play shows for ten people a night, or always desperately wanted a record contract. So even if every person on the planet loathes me, I have nothing to complain about. My job is not a bad job, so I can't complain.

I love going on tour and playing music for people.

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.

People who meditate and have a good spiritual practice, their immune systems are stronger. Generally, they are happier and healthier.

That's the one thing you wake up with every day: How long have I got left? And that's the saddest thing in the world, because you have this absolute realization that everything you love you're going to have to let go of and give up. I look at my daughter and I think, There's going to be a point where I'm not going to be around for her. Even the thought of that breaks my heart.

The aggressive, energised, political, or even politicised, culturally aware music hasn't really existed [recently].

You could spend every waking moment online and still only experience one-trillionth of what's out there. I find that a little overwhelming.