I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

I think some bands thrive on the idea of changing instruments. When they're off their real instrument, the ability to go very far from the original idea is reduced.

The beginning of it starts at the end

You've gotta have somebody to trust, that knows a lot.

I don't like hearing Beatles songs in commercials. It almost renders them useless. I think, 'Oh God, another one bites the dust.'

You want soldiers who, when they get to a river after a long march, don't start rooting for their canteen in their pack, but just dive right in.

I'm always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you're drowning, and it's there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music.