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

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.

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

Music is so visual now.

God's will is not an itinerary but an attitude.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

One of the things I believe in is a sense of human nature.

You need to learn to be with the suffering that inevitably arises in your life.

Let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once!

The task of building a great university is never simple.

America is a country with so much opportunity. I'm living the blessings of what this country offers.

While any one is base, none can be entirely free and noble.

Whether the Virgin Mary existed, I don't know. But the human need for her to appear in tortilla, that's what inspires my interest.

There are cases when I can make myself better off by restricting my future choices and commit myself to a specific course of action.