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

I remember New York in the '80s as a place with vacant lots that would eventually give over to nature. Weeds would grow up, squirrels would move in. That entropy is gone now. It's too expensive to let a vacant lot go natural.

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.

I don't think there's anything wrong with not knowing how to play an instrument, but the rise of the non-musical producer has done away with musicianship and focused attention purely on the song's hook.

I like tea and yoga, but I don't do yoga.

I don't put a lot of pressure on myself when I'm writing. It feels like if I come up with something good, or I come up with something bad, I'm not too worried.

Some of the songs I've made, I'm really disappointed in how I mixed them.