I just have to remind myself that my daily quotidie in life has almost nothing to do with any aspect of my professional life as a public figure.

Because we find somethings distasteful is not justification enough for us to deem them criminal.

What fascinates me about addiction and obsessive behavior is that people would choose an altered state of consciousness that's toxic and ostensibly destroys most aspects of your normal life, because for a brief moment you feel okay.

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.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

If someone writes a nice review of my record, I feel like I should take them out to dinner or go over and clean their apartment.

Luckily almost no one buys music anymore, so selling music doesn't really affect any of my professional decisions.