For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

In life there are perfect moments. You cannot plan them - the very act interferes with the laws of the universe - but you must be ready to recognise them when they come.

The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.

In general, any productive activity which introduces substances foreign to the natural environment runs a considerable risk of polluting it.

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you that you are the man she thinks you are.

I don't know Justin Bieber so I wouldn't want to marry a man I don't know.

I think you'll have to marry me, Miss Fielding." "To save your reputation?" Derek grinned, bending to kiss the flash of pale throat revealed by the robe. "Someone has to make a respectable man of me.

A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough.

Joe Paterno was a dictator.

Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man.

I think the dangers of the impact of GMOs on the environment are undebatable. Genetically modified crops are tied to the chemicals sprayed on them.