I read the New Testament, specifically the gospels and I was struck at their divinity, feeling that humans could not have figured this out on their own. We're just not bright enough.

I truly don't judge other people's actions. But I think that factory farming is an abomination.

When someone comes to me and says the music I've made has affected them emotionally, that's the most gratifying part of my job.

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

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

There's nothing in the actual Bible that limits a Christian in their appreciation of or interest in science. Anti-science is purely a function of ignorant fundamentalism.

I love the fact that no one's ever bought my record because they were enamoured of the way I look. Maybe one person. There must be someone out there with compromised taste.