I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere.

I guess some people like to just stick with their sound, like Weezer or something, but I think I just try to keep it as close to my real life, in a Neil Young sort of way, as possible.

I use a lot of humor in my writing. But it's completely black humor.

People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it.

I've never gotten in too much trouble with alcohol. I've never had a drinking problem, really.

A lot of getting a song done is booking the studio time. I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything.

I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.

You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become.

Better health is more important than beauty and with better health comes beauty.

The group of people in front of her was jovial and paid her no attention. The group behind was much the same. She was alone without being alone.

I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.

His main principles were indeed as follows: everything it is possible to imagine can also exist.

I remember a couple of instrumental albums, just don't ask the names.

Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.

My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there.

The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting.

[Mark Twain] is still the rough, awkward, good-natured boy who swore at the deck hands when he was three years old. Thoroughly likeable as a good fellow, but impossible as a man of letters.