Should the progressives in Germany in the 30s have tolerated the National Socialists? Of course they shouldn't have.

For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.

Luckily almost no one buys music anymore, so selling music doesn't really affect any of my professional decisions.

I've had my Charlie Sheen moments, it was usually just at the Mars Bar on the corner of First Avenue with me and a few homeless guys.

People love their favorite records. And I aspire to make a record someone might be able to love in that way.

People don't truly respond to something until they see the direct consequences.

At the risk of sounding pedestrian, I'll be completely honest: the first thing I do in the morning is check Google News, partially because it seems sort of random and unbiased and partially because I tend to stay in hotels that don't necessarily have the fastest Internet connections.