It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.

What has been forgotten.... is never something purely individual.

Encourage means to put courage into, and discourage is to take courage away. Don't be a courage thief.

Dear Clutch, I hope I see you again. Here's my number if you want to call. Thanks for last night. Your human is nice. ~D

The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint; the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him

I'll be like Irving Berlin: "There's no business like show business."

She is angle. I am curve. Together, we are geometric sculpture, and we make perfect sense.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he 'lives' his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

Plutocracy.' It has a perfect nuance: chilly, inaccessible, icy-rich.

The United States will have the honour of proving experimentally, that true policy goes hand in hand with moderation and humanity.

I don't have a career, I have a life. Don't think of a career, think about your passion and look for inspiration.