I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song.

Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with expression through words

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the mainstream popular music.

I have to reign myself in a lot.

Hits are for squares.

I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.

The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given.

Love is what stands in the way of self discovery, try not to find, it will find you.

And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.

The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.

Every picture paints a thousand words and that one said 'goodbye'

Hast thou reason? I have. Why then dost not thou use it? For if this does its own work, what else dost thou wish?

We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.

A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.

What we sincerely believe regarding ourselves is true for us.

I promise you, I'm fake sometimes, but other times I'm like, dude sit down.

What's a man got to do to get in the top fifty?