Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine!

In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow is sent to the back of the class where it sits, pissing its pants in mortal terror.

I've always worn suits. To me they're a very practical kind of thing to wear. You put one on and don't really have to think about what you're going to wear.

Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music as fast as I can.

Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it can be a terrifying thing.

I have to be able to see the thing that's going on that I'm writing about, or else it just doesn't make any sense to me.

Anything that I'm doing I'm writing specifically for a particular project.