The French were always masters at mid-range. And I like the attitude.

As I get older, I realize a lot of the things I could have done - things that I didn't think were so great at the time - actually would have been enjoyable.

Skepticism is only a time-based reality, and as an ultimate reality, it's always wrong, because everything always happens.

Musically, I just think in terms of what's next. There's a lot of things I've always dreamed of doing, and I hope I get to them before I get too deaf.

You wind up listening to one song that you really like 30 times on YouTube and then you're done with it. That's the way it is.

Most people just give up with time and go, "I'm a victim." The only reason I've got the reputation for delays and spending a long time on things is because I just don't stop.

I buy magazines. I'm not floating around in my own universe. I'm interested in everything.

I don't feel bound by the ebbs and flows of musical trends, or what's happening with new music in general.

We've had incredibly huge obstacles in our way - no tapes, no royalties, no cooperation on any level - and we sort it out.

I do need to loosen up a bit, and that usually does come with old age. That's the intention.

I wasn't making music for the sake of music but rather making music in the context of other music. At the same time, it doesn't mean I'm not going to try and do that some day.

I look back now with amazement at the small accidents that put certain books before me.

The only sentence that begins with 'I' that's true of me is I'm full of shit.

If I want to travel with my family I have to purchase 7 airline tickets.

Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.

I spend far too much time on eBay buying lamps and upholstery remnants.

Prayer is the Lord's great sterilizer against the germs of spiritual disease.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - it turned little people into crass stereotypes.

Mediocre theoretical physicists make no progress. They spend all their time understanding other people's progress.

When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.

We are very lucky really, because we can create our own reality, John [Lennon] and me, but we know the important thing is to communicate with other people.