For me, it's good to have those dissimilar modes of songwriting sit side-by-side on a record, because they yield such different results.

There's part of me that is a strict materialist.

The word "archive" seems so reassuring, but I'm not sure about these things that are now being called archives. Is anything lost by the fact that the word has come to mean so many more things.

The word 'archive' seems so reassuring, but I have a lot ofconcern over the longevity of documentary materials.

Records have always been the most extraordinary form of time travel for me, and that's why it matters to know when something was circulated, and if it had an audience of five or 50,000.

I don't write poetry for the page because my inclination in that area is satisfied by songwriting. "Ornamental Hermit" was a comparatively effortless song to write, which is rare for me.

Kind and lovely thought originate from God while evil and revengeful thoughts are initiated by the devil.

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it.

We are called not to adjust ourselves to each other, but to adjust ourselves to God.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something.

Success is waking up every day and doing what you want to do

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

The cry for love and communion and for recognition that rises from the hearts of people in need reveals the fountain of love in us and our capacity to give life.

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell his stories. That is how a person lives on.

Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.