We don't build a record. We're taking a picture of it. We're not building an image; we're capturing an image.

The Arabic states have to be integrated into the Iraqi reconstruction. We need the help of the Arabic community, which understands its culture. Americans arrive, invade, occupy.

It's stupid to expect perfection from bands because afterall they're just human beings.

I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush, with the exception of Trans and the vocals on Landing on Water.

I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say.

Social media and young people, art, music, all communications make this one of the most active times for activism. It will be a time of change.

The same thing that makes you live can kill you in the end.