Basically we should stop doing those things that are destructive to the environment, other creatures, and ourselves and figure out new ways of existing.

All of us little bald white guys wearing glasses kind of look the same.

In some of the greatest recordings ever made, the performance is a part of the recording. Dylan's 'Rainy Day Women No. 12 and 35' is all about the esthetic of that performance. You can hear the room.

When I was in my twenties, I thought I was bulletproof.

It's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one.

I saw people around me who were falling deeper and deeper into alcoholism and substance abuse. It's seductive because alcohol is amazing and drugs are amazing, they work so well.

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.