I think it's important as a performer, no matter where I travel, if I run into someone at the airport or I'm having a conversation on an airplane, run into someone on the sidewalk, or you're waiting on a long line and you start talking to somebody, who doesn't really share a lot of your same views, but then you come to commonality, I think that's very very important as well.

Religions are the training wheels of self enlightenment. They can be helpful in the beginning but at some point they must be let go.

I consider myself something of a self-taught anthropologist.

As a child I was very into gadgets and machines and robots.

A lot of times, in music especially, it's producers making a political decision.

I always composed music as a little kid.

I've been taking pictures of wherever I go, or on planes, whatever.