I don't analyze too much, because then I'll question, 'Why do I write down all of these random little phrases?'

I probably protect myself by not asking myself too much.

Sometimes I start with music on and then I get distracted because I'm working to a different rhythm; I'm not working to myself. So, I don't have music on when I'm working.

I like actual songs and bands, but it's usually parts, like the production, the bassline, the drums, that I'm really attracted to.

I started using Notes [on my iPhone] but I do a lot of hand written notes. It's a very slow, accumulative thing.

Performances have a bit of a life and a time scale to themselves.

I'm one who needs to be in the space [for] a sense of place and order. It's crucial.

I'm not really interested in making someone endure a performance or stand there for too long. I like to think about the length.

If it were left to men, there'd be nothing in the world but mating and squabbling.

Once an angel said to the dreamer, "You will get whatever you want in your life in this world and from this world".

I don't see how you mortals do it, these feelings you must endure. they will ruin you in the end.

Overhead the sliver of a moon barely illuminated anything and shadows slunk on every corner.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind, in order to move to a higher place.

Donald Trump is going to make punk rock great again.

We sing because we're happy and happy because we sing

Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.