When I walk through the city, I just think that I see my family. I see us in everybody, you know? I see us.

I think it's ridiculous that we even have to talk about gay rights as rights...It's gonna be as shocking as the treatment of slaves someday.

I care so much about making things that are useful for people to have and listen to, but I don't care so much that I won't do whatever the hell I want. It's just one of those things.

We're living in a den of thieves

I met this wonderful guy who owned an old pub near the Eiffel Tower called Malone's (he's French but it's an Irish name). He had a cellar with a piano and told me I could use it whenever I wanted to. I played lots of gigs down there. When I came back I played a show at the Knitting Factory.

Tomorrow you might get a phone call about something wonderful and you might get a phone call about something terrible.

When you're playing such brilliant music every day, then the last thing you ever want to do is try to write something of your own that's crude and not as good.