My heart goes out to DJs who are governed entirely by playlists. Being allowed the freedom of choice, that - for me - is what makes radio special.

Music is a treasure and a love and a delight. It clears people's souls and lifts them high.

The joy of being a broadcaster is, if you're still allowed to choose your own music.

Radio has always been pictures of the mind; for me, the essence of radio has always been voices that talk to me and don't patronise me.

Many Christians have no understanding of God’s fatherhood

With Sleater-Kinney, we did a lot of improvisation in our live shows, and even our process of songwriting involved bringing in disparate parts and putting them together to form something cohesive.

Most of the time, we respond to life without taking a moment

Looking back in retrospect, there were some great moments working with some great people, ... I don't know quite how to put it into words. I don't look at it quite the same way other people do.

Not only will America go to your country and kill all your people. But they'll come back 20 years later and make a movie about how killing your people made their soldiers feel sad.

We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them.

Love grew commendably dependable - love was eggs, love was ham, love was the morning paper.

I think the absence of socks on men wearing suits and brogues is a problem. They'll live to regret that.

Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption.

That's why you need the war on drugs to put all these pot smokers in prison so that the prisons remain full and the corporations remain profitable. It's a slippery slope.