Oftentimes things that seem really difficult and traumatic in the short term seem a lot less difficult and traumatic in the long term.

I know, in my heart of hearts, I don't do things for money.

It will be interesting to see what the long term fruits of our national apathy will be, 'cos so far they've been pretty foul.

When you say 'failure,' that seems really dramatic, but a lot of failure is just really depressing and mundane. I remember the first time I ever played a concert in Italy. I played a venue that held 900 people, and I think five people showed up. It wasn't a big, 'John Carter of Mars' type failure. It wasn't dramatic; it was just depressing.

People have always been resistant to change. If you go back to the 17th, 18th century, playing guitar was frowned upon. When rock n' roll first started, no one took it seriously.

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.

It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently.