If I was a sex symbol, I would be getting laid a lot more than I am now.

Nothing can stop us now 'cause we are all made of stars.

If one of my heroes comes to me and says, 'Do you want to work on something?' I just say, 'Yes.' I don't ask for details; I don't expect to get paid anything. I just love working with my heroes.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

There's really no reason for any musician, writer, actor to ever take themselves seriously. If you work in a needle exchange, take yourself seriously. You're doing good work. If you're involved in hostage negotiations and saving lives, you can have a sense of entitlement.

I don't sleep very well when I travel. And as a result, I tend to be awake in cities when everyone else is asleep.

I find the fact that so few people buy albums to be strangely emancipating. There's absolutely no reason for 99% of musicians making albums to think about actually selling albums. So as a musician you can just make an album for the love of making albums.