God has taken his chosen people, the problem being you are the only non-chosen person.

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.

My biggest concern is trying to keep crazy Republicans out of office.

Sit down, close your eyes, and think about dogs for ten minutes. On a very clear, physiological, and neurochemical level, your body is changed by these really positive thoughts.

I have no perspective as regards my work. One reason I put out records and books is people respond to it, and it enables you to actually see the work more clearly. It's a form of therapy for me. Sometimes abusive therapy.

My secret is being not terrible at a lot of things.

I was never encouraged to believe anything. I was brought up in a profoundly agnostic or pantheistic community.