I hate the idea of repeating myself. I need new perspectives and challenges for each project, and I'm very happy that many people are able to follow me without any problem.

I grew up in a small village close to a big lake. There are heavy winds there, and they always sound different. I like these sounds best.

For me, noise is not something I use to shock, or because it's funny, or weird, or whatever. I use it because I find it beautiful.

For me, there is a strong hypnotic power in noise-music, and that's something I don't want to leave out of my music anymore.

No more "band psycho" stuff for me. I'm fine without it.

I really don't want to become a "member" of a band anymore. I really enjoy having total control over my music and productions.

I studied ethnomusicology for a while, but I don't think that really influenced my music.

In my case, I am improvising with existing sound files. I use an MSP patch that a friend of mine made, and you have to improvise when you use this patch. I don't use a guitar in performance anymore.

Wisdom is made complete with knowledge, understanding and good judgement.

To create happiness all around, be loving to all.

Money is like a river. It flows where the conditions are conducive to its flow.

Sometimes not much is just enough.

Stephanie took another puff from her candy cigarette, reached into her purse, brought out the rest of the pack, and said, "Want one of these damned cigarettes?

So in the world of Enlightenment, things are just things, except they're not things. We're in nirvana. There is no debating team.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

The best teacher in life is experience.

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.

My earliest poems were a way of talking to somebody. I suppose to myself.