The things you absorb you will ultimately secrete. It's all out there and available for you to enjoy...and be nourished by.

We have a deficit of wonder right now.

There's only one reason why you write new songs: You get sick of the old songs. It's not that I didn't do anything during the time when I wrote no songs. I was creative, but in another way. I had ideas for songs and collected the ideas.

I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.

Don't you know there ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk.

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.

If you are recording, you are recording. I don't believe there is such a thing as a demo or a temporary vocal.