I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'

I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.

History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem or sing a song about something, about life - that makes it real. There's the word that goes beyond the word.

If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.

Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.