The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.

You have to reflect honestly what's around you in your music. I think a lot of people are just obsessed with their own relationships, so that is an honest reflection of what they see. A lot of people don't go much deeper than that.

Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.

I have trouble with any kind of focus or concentrating, or getting anything done at all, really.

I used to play in the subway. If everyone tossed in a quarter, at the end of the day it would add up. It shows you aren't invisible. And it's better than being ignored, or kicked in the head, or worse.

In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer. Even though singers, particularly singers who can play piano... If you go to the office of career development, you can get a gig much easier. Still, musicians tend to look down on you. I think they've got some nerve, because if they could sing, they would do it, but most of them can't.

You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.