We've all had our thing. I listened to the Monkees when I was little kid.

In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities.

Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing.

To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave.

Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.

I'll run against the grain till the day I drop?

I'm a big believer in spontaneity.

Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor walking the planet right now. He never ceases to amaze me.

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that.

You can't watch 'Dr. Strangelove' with commercials. That would be sacrilegious.

I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I've always felt blessed.

It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.

You don't need anyone's permission to be exactly who you want to be

Carbon is the currency of how you measure climate change, but water will be the teeth.

For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.

Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity

The world hasn't changed that much; men still rule.

He loves his country best who strives to make it best.

Once you know the world you know how your character fits into it.

But before and after the Mongol upheaval, the Khazars sent many offshoots into the unsubdued Slavonic lands, helping ultimately to build up the great Jewish centers of eastern Europe.