Melancholy is no bad thing.

I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap.

I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.

Let your pain be my sorrow. Let your tears be my tears too. Let your courage be my model. That the north you find will be true.

I quite like mistakes. I think they're human.

I was recruited to teach 9-year-olds. I taught for two years.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.