I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything.

I guess some people like to just stick with their sound, like Weezer or something, but I think I just try to keep it as close to my real life, in a Neil Young sort of way, as possible.

I use a lot of humor in my writing. But it's completely black humor.

I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere.

People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it.

I've never gotten in too much trouble with alcohol. I've never had a drinking problem, really.

A lot of getting a song done is booking the studio time. I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.

Never let the words of discouragement from others sway you away from reaching far with your dreams.

I've never tried to be famous or become a bestseller, just rich and remembered. The rest is a bonus.

Being part of a community of writers is huge. I really think that's why people go to MFA programs.

Perhaps the window is not a sun but an asterisk, interrupting the grammar of the sky, with me sitting below it like a footnote.

In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.

The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.

The writing is the most important bit, and performing it is just closing the circle because I'm less likely to screw it up than anyone else.

I always like a good math solution to any love problem.

I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me.

Dance removes you from this construct of the world that you have, and it's a conversation that you're having with people. That's how dance grew, as an art form.