The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.

Somebody asked me what I wanted to do. I just said I wanted to…just to give back to it what it’s given me. And to meet all the other people that are doing it…just to be in the world, really.

I just want to have a completely adventurous, passionate, weird life.

I have no advice for anybody; except to, you know, be awake enough to see where you are at any given time, and how that is beautiful, and has poetry inside. Even places you hate.

If you feel blocked, do not turn to others, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress.

love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah.

I love anything that haunts me...and never leaves

Love, anger, depression, joy and dreams. ...And Zeppelin. Totally.

When all of this music sounds like you know what you want to say, then it will have been of all worth, ever. You will be something complete unto yourself, present and unique.

There's the moon asking to stay long enough for the clouds to fly me away

Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run

Polly had arrived in the world outraged to discover that her sisters had gotten there before her.

In life, you will always find what you are looking for.

Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.

Oh, Claire, ye do break my heart wi' loving you.

I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.

In L.A., I like to surf. I went through a phase - I was surfing four days a week. I'm still not good at it; I still spend most of my time falling.

Any great movie you watch has some element of darkness or loss or some suffering in it. That's what makes the fun parts fun.

Computer modelling for weather forecasting, and indeed for climate forecasting, has reached its limits.

I have more zits now than I did as a teenager. Stress zits.

I don't cook, so my favorite dish to prepare is something on the takeout menu.