The only sort of descriptive adjective or catch phrase for my music would be 'eclectic.'

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

If a machine can convincingly imitate humanity—can persuade a human being of its kinship—then what makes it inhuman? What, after all, is human thought but a series of electrical impulses?

When people do the cowardly thing, it's not about respect, it's about fear.

Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.

If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.

The most revolutionary statement in history is "Love thine enemy

Try to spend a few moments each day holding a picture of your body and your mind in a state of splendid health.

I might be the only chick in the group, but that didn't make me the damsel in distress.

Opening a book in the middle of a chapter always made me feel like I was interrupting a group of strangers, wandering unannounced into their villages and apartments and taxis and slums.

The diversity of physical arguments and opinions embraces all sorts of methods.