I had an epiphany a few years ago where I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had yet to meet a celebrity who is as smart and interesting as any of my friends.

My goal is to make one-not a hodgepodge, but just the sort of record that I would want to listen to.

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

I joined Facebook purely so I could play online Scrabble. You have eight tiles instead of seven, so you tend to have higher scores. I'm somewhere between 400 and 500.

I've had my Charlie Sheen moments, it was usually just at the Mars Bar on the corner of First Avenue with me and a few homeless guys.

When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.

This isn't like naming your dog Spot.