A lot of artists make art for five years, some artists make art for ten years, a few make art for fifteen: very few do it until they die.

That was how I got into music and art was being a battle kid from Jersey, so I didn't have these wonderful ways of learning commitment, dedication, practicing skill.

I wonder a lot about making things meaningful. You want to do meaningful work and make art, but you're making records, which is good, but you don't want to weight them - it's a very curious thing.

I am not concerned about the 80 BMP consistency law of popular music. I'm concerned with other things, and they're very valid.

I'm at best on stage. It's one of the only places where I actually can feel like a million bucks.

Being on stage, it's like, "Ooo-kay, now I remember why all this is going wrong or right!" It's very much my element.

I can deal with all the pangs of having to find money in 20 different places because you don't really reap the whirlwind with this cutting-edge music.

I'd love to sign a contract for the soundtracks to every Wes Anderson movie, you know what I'm saying? Things like that, I have no spots on my conscience about.

Whether it's just the career path of doing independent music, being an artist, however you want to pigeon-hole it, it creates a certain type of character.

The reason I can do what I do on stage is because I couldn't fake it.

At best doing art you feel like you're led by something that doesn't involve you.

If you ought to know, educate yourself.

Maximizing time is making sure that every second is accounted for

Help me to get my eyes off my suffering and onto you, God.

Beware of the wronged Genius

Competition is healthy, if you can turn it off and on. When someone gets too cocky in victory, that can ruin the positive aspect.

it has been long and justly remarked, that folly has ever sought alliance with beauty.

I still like weird music but there's such an overabundance that it's hard for me to stay enthusiastic about it.

I believe there's a god above me, I'm just the god of everything else!

It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the time I die, I'm usually tired of working on that particular movie, so I look forward to it.

Nothing increases happiness like quiet time. The truth is, the only moments that make you laugh or happy are seconds of stillness.