Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.

I like Thelonious Monk, he's so gnarled, he's like a piece of machinery that's pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.

Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.

Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.

My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.

Your hands are like dogs, going to the same places they've been. You have to be careful when playing is no longer in the mind but in the fingers, going to happy places. You have to break them of their habits or you don't explore; you only play what is confident and pleasing. I'm learning to break those habits by playing instruments I know absolutely nothing about, like a bassoon or a waterphone.

but it's so hard to dance that way when it's cold and there's no music.