I'll also listen to music on a Discman and realize how nice it can sound when it's not compressed to MP3 format.

When bands are on stage and they ask the crowd, "Are you having a good time?" what they're really saying is, "I just want a bit of reassurance - is everything all right?"

I find it really disappointing and cheap when someone's copied the whole drum sound from a record.

If you can do something that doesn't rely on a major melody but still sounds immediate rather than being obtuse and devoid of anything to catch onto, that's great.

When you're making the record, you're not thinking about an audience, but you still need them and you want them.

That happens quite a lot in Hot Chip - you can let go of something that was originally essential to the creation of a song.

There is no decision to be more or less comic. I don't feel more or less humorous in my day-to-day. These things are accidental.

To stop for years and then discover that the audience is getting smaller and smaller would be demoralizing.

There's another thing that you don't want to take for granted, and that's the reality of there being an audience there each night. It's pretty amazing that that can happen around the world.

I don't love CDs more than anything else, but I was just playing around with the idea that they could be something you're momentarily keeping hold of as everything is passing by.

You're trying to make music, and then at the end of it you give reasons for everything.

Some guy said to me: Don't you think you're too old to sing rock n' roll?I said: You'd better check with Mick Jagger.

Follow leaders for their questions, not only for their answers.

you are the builder of your future, the creator of your destiny. Therefore, do not swerve from the path of truth........

When young people are insecure, they find ways to manufacture love tests – personal metrics to reassure themselves.

Content is not king – relevant, timely and authentic content is king

I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.

I grew up in a house that liked to be funny. Everybody liked to be funny. My family's been...we've been enjoying each other's comedy for years.

Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions.

I'm looking forward to going out at the concert with a clear head, with a clear mind, with a clear spirit and experiencing whatever it is. It's great.

But try as I might, I never got to eat any of her pastries, and do you know, she never even offered me one.