Everything in moderation, with occasional excess.

Standing in front of a microphone where every word or every slip that you make, especially in these times, is with you forever - you want to say the right thing. I fell into having to extemporize, and it came okay because of tools I've learned. I said [to myself], "Remember [to mention] mom and dad."

Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.

Different hearts beat on different strings

I think everything I do has Howard Roark [hero of The Fountainhead] in it, you know, as much as anything. The person I write for is Howard Roark.

To get nostalgic about other people's music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects for the future.

All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted. Not so boldly charted, it's really just a question of your honesty.