I'm a gear head. I love gear. If I have the choice, of course I'd rather use a great microphone, a Neumann microphone and a vintage Neve board.

I made so many recordings with junky mics and crappy mixing consoles, you have to use what your tools are and in some ways that's been inspirational.

I think because I worked really hard before I had any kind of success it kept me grounded. You just don't know how long that success is gonna be there.

I sort of feel I'm only as good as the last record I made. I was on as soon as I finish it I immediately put it aside and move on to the next project.

The first Garbage record sounds bizarre, it's not a pristine sounding album. We ran everything through stomp boxes and through samplers and that definitely gave it a vibe.

If I had had success when I was early twenties I'm sure I would have lost my mind, I would've just partied like crazy and probably blown everything I had.

Dreams aren't only an illusion to put you into a subconsciously pleasurable state of mind for the time being, but also a pathway to gain complete contentment.

Never let people who are more unhappy than you tell you how to live your life.

I didn't have time for tears anymore. I had questions.

You'd kill yourself for recognitionkill yourself to never, ever stopYou broke another mirroryou're turning into something you are not.

Every story, each poem that a person shares, each voice that speaks against menstrual taboo, inspires me.

Responding to the question "If Mr. Stalin dies, what will be the effect on international affairs?" That is a good question for you to ask, not a wise question for me to answer.

I don't like audiences, I prefer my mistakes in private.

Honour is a luxury for aristocrats, but it is a necessity for hall-porters.

"When are we going to get going?" Chris says. "What's your hurry?" I ask. "I just want to get going." "There's nothing up ahead that's any better than it is right here."

...the little man's total obliviousness to all forms of danger somehow made danger so discouraged that it gave up and went away.