Some people want to feel comfortable when they're performing; I'm kind of the opposite.

I always try to hit a few areas when I'm making a record; I want the sounds to be experimental and exploratory, I want the drumming to be distinctive, and I want my voice to be able to shine through.

You can communicate by responding with your body or with a hand clap, with a laugh or with a smile, with non-verbal communication.

My sound is super hybrid; the acoustic sounds are there and the electronic sounds are there.

I like to highlight people's superpowers.

I'm a big fan of new production techniques and new sounds. That's kind of what has been my focus out here; making sure that the songs can stand away from the production, however it's produced.

The more uncomfortable I feel, that's where I know the magic is.

Music is so visual now.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter.

They say that a few minutes each day of petting your dog can raise your serotonin levels.

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.

I think color, for a costume designer, is one of your biggest storytelling devices.

He who fears fate lives like a coward

Fame requires every kind of excess. I mean true fame, a devouring neon, not the sombre renown of waning statesmen or chinless kings.

Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works hard for a cause they think will lose.

Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.

Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever.