We lived in Chicago, but the music we were inspired by was from D. C.

I'm so glad cities have personalities, just like people have personalities. That's something that makes me smile.

Avoid people who tell you that something you want to do is not possible.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

If someone can write great music... Paul McCartney is a genius. He's so prolific. All we should do is bow down to Paul McCartney.

Portland is where young people go to retire.

I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff. 'SNL' is always a huge workload, as enjoyable as it is.

There are so many disagreements in the world, but I like the idea of people agreeing on something like art.

The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

Everyone goes through all kinds of relationship situations. I'm lucky that I get to be on two comedy shows [during divorce].

Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful.

be the kiss in my hairthat no one seesmove, when i movesigh, when i sigh...be that line from a poemthat i hold in my eyes.

If we don't think about our death until we die, how can we decide how we want to live?

On the way home, I saw a fist fight between an adverb and a pair of parentheses.I kept on walking.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Ketchup is great on hamburgers, but if some gets on your shirt, that does not make your shirt also a hamburger.

If you have no soul you can gut it out. You know, like a marionette, you'll just follow what seems to actually give you whatever you ain't got.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

The happiest people are the ones who follow their own dreams most closely.

Every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment.

I'm a huge fan of Cheetos.