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

On my gravestone, I want it to say, "I told you I was sick."

I don't know if any genuine meaningful change could ever result from a song. It's kind of like throwing peanuts at a gorilla.

The first time I started listening to Irish music, I had a very strong connection. Strangely enough, there's a great many Japanese melodies and vocal styles that sound very much like Hungarian music. You start seeing all these cross-references and comparative, independent musical cultures.

Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.

I’ve always been a word guy, I like weird words and I like American slang and all that and words that are no longer being used… I like to drag them out of the box and wave them around… this is an interesting one, it’s amazing how in addition to punctuation just a little pause in the wrong place can just completely transform the meaning of something.

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