There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God.

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it.

I'm sure every pattern has been covered, but it's nice to think you might dwell on some that other people don't.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there.

The best thing you've got going for you is individuality.

There's a part of me that wishes I'd never said one single solitary word on any subject publicly. Then I could have been the tortured poet, and there's so much mileage in that. But it's too late to stop now.