"The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication."

"The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times."

"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."

"What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant."

"Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh, let's put that sentence there, let's get rid of this' - have become commonplace in films and music too."

"I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds."

"My friends are mostly familiar with music that plays on the mainstream radio."

"When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later."