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.

For my most of my career I've been a falling-down drunk. Most of my interviews were done hungover, and for a while it was great.

I was on food stamps until I was 18 and became an adult.

My mother and I were on welfare and food stamps until I was 18, so I've always had this ethos of, like, 'try and make a little bit of money now because you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow.'

People who meditate and have a good spiritual practice, their immune systems are stronger. Generally, they are happier and healthier.

Personally I find the democratic chaos of the Internet fascinating, and for the most part really benign.

I used to have a lot of envy for those musicians who have been universally loved.