I feel like people might be slightly less inclined to hate me as much as they did in the past, and I think part of that is selling fewer records.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

No one who meets Jesus ever stays the same.

I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others.

No matter how bad things get, you can still walk away.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

Bureaucracy by its nature resists change and nullifies progress.

I text my girlfriends. I look at Facebook. I check my e-mail. If I'm away from the news cycle more than a few hours, I feel out of touch.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

I blew the college boards, and to ease the snub from Harvard made a tour of Europe.

Stress is when you wake up screaming and realize you haven't fallen asleep yet

If it excites you, if it makes you feel good, it's God speaking to you.