Singing's not my real passion.

I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.

Obstacles are an opportunity to create something new

I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man.

There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out.

No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'

I prefer the gloominess to the sun. I don't know why.

If I can win grammys then that means all you yet to be seen bedroom geniuses will one day TAKEOVER THE WORLD

There is a lot of music out there that you can play side by side and you can't hear the personality - that has a timeline on it, for sure.

I don't like being overexposed. I don't like being on covers. And I don't like people talking about me.

I don't like hype cluttering art.

It is our fate to give ourselves most lavishlyto those who'd rather not be burdened with the gift

It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

You only live once, buy Picassos whenever possible.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.

For those of us in the financial world, Black Friday has a strong negative connotation, referring to a stock market catastrophe.

I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.

We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

I think people are so disillusioned with the parties. It's one party with two different names, and they are so spineless.

I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot.

At the museum a troubled woman destroys a sand painting meticulously created over days by Tibetan monks. The monks are not disturbed. The work is a meditation. They simply begin again.