When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
When you say you're doing an opera, it's like when you're a seven-year-old and say, 'I'm off to Washington, Dad.' You kind of go, 'Sure. Sure you are, son.'
I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
The beginning of it starts at the end
Jesus Christ, this godamn rain, will someone put me on a train.
You know, we just buy music now. We don't make it any more. And that goes for just about everything. I think it's so important that people develop and subscribe to and have confidence in their own ability to make music, however rough it is.