I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.

I would never do a printed memoir. I've been asked to publish a memoir from years by different publishers and literary agents. I think it wouldn't be great for me because all I'd really want to talk about it music and I'd rather just play it.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index.

The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.

Have I been wrong? Have I been wise to shut my eyes?

I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.