I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.

I used to believe that if I could do certain things - write a book or be a successful musician - that I'd be transformed into a happy person, but it doesn't work that way.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

I suspect the older you get the more invisible you become.

Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid.

I don't really care who collects my work, black, white, red, yellow. You have to also be consciously aware of, what does this mean in your home? And how are you supporting this work and the message behind the work?

If I'm hanging around too much, my wife and kids say, 'Hey, why don't you go downstairs and start a new novel?'