I did Noise Music because I genuinely liked noise... But a lot of people didn't. At my concerts, people smashed beer glasses in my face.

I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible.

I never understood alienation. Alienation from what? You have to want to be part of something in order to feel alienated from it.

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since

No, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum

People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.

Embrace nature's brutal perfection.

I think I feel automatically at home in Italy

I have never made any secret of any of my thoughts or areas of interest. I've always been honest, open, and upfront

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself

I did wonder if there really was such a person as Aslan: but then sometimes I wondered if there were really people like you. Yet there you are.

the government bailed out the corporate sector. while the people thay supported the government financally, were ignored and left to fend for themselves. is this what you call democracy?

Examine your heart often to see if it is such toward your neighbor as you would like his to be toward you were you in his place. This is the touchstone of true reason.

Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in a known routine.

I want to be a mouse in a mousehole.

If there was one formula for our success,it was that we were constantly studying how to make things work,or how to make them work better.

We are never more like Jesus than when we are serving Him or others. There is no higher calling than to be a servant.

Music should be a collective magic and hysteria.

There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing that anymore or putting it out there.

Don't be cocky, 'Pride cometh before the fall