But bringing people together is what music has always done best.

Monogamous musicians are like vegan hockey players.

I had never been so extravagantly proud of having blood that clotted.

Oh Julie, wouldn’t I know if you were dead? Wouldn’t I feel it happening, like a jolt of electricity to my heart?

Do not hate your neighbour in your heart.

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

of their passions in the same object at that particular time.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

I got paid 20 grand for my first film. And that's the lowest I ever got paid.

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention.

A good rule of thumb is to assume that everything matters.

I copy the dress of an animal because I love to copy God. I think God is the most fantastic designer.

The Treasury model of the economy has been pretty well wrong on everything for many years