I don't work under the illusion that I'm the next whatever. Every time a record comes out, if it gets a good review, I'm like, "Well, one more year, guys. We bought ourselves another year".

The things that keep me awake at night are things like textures and instrumentation and plotting out what things are going to do and what the sounds are that I'm trying to capture.

There's always room for improvement. I'm always focused on the results, and those are the precise things that I don't really experience as a part of the performance.

I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.

I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.

I'm not dissatisfied, just not satisfied in an ultimate sense.

I never see songs as permanent. I'm always in a state of revising everything.

My goal is to make something special and pure, and that keeps me going, keeps me busy on the path of sobriety.

I procrastinate, and I push writing to the last available moment, because I don't like to settle on anything. I guess you can call it indecision or you can call it holding out for inspiration.

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

A prize fight is much like eating an ice-cream.Someone has to take a good licking!

All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women.

I don't think I do that much to prepare for roles in general.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

If I could say it, I would not have to dance it.

Years ago - in the 70s, for about a decade - I carried a camera every place I went. And I shot a lot of pictures that were still life and landscape, using available light.

I'm leaning towards making something for kids nine and under because I have kids now. I can clean it up and make it rated G.

Sweet are the little brooks that run O'er pebbles glancing in the sun, Singing in soothing tones.

Speak from the heart to be heard.