It's not that I literally believe in magic or spirits. In my logical life I absolutely don't believe in any kind of mumbo jumbo. But I do have this belief in the greater magic of the universe.

I think the consistency comes from the parts.

I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.

You might not be riding high on a great show for as long because you didn't have people to share the joy with.

It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.

When I sang the line, 'Songs about Old Ireland.Songs about being young again.I wish I was young again,' twice people cried. I saw them.

Same if you had a bad show, it just rolls off you more easily.

Maybe when I die and I'm thrown overboard, I'll turn into a mermaid.

I really am planning on living to be 100. People ask, "Why are you so depressed?" I'm actually a very happy person.

I've always wanted to be thrown into the ocean when I die - to be rowed out to sea and thrown overboard into the Atlantic.

I've always been fascinated by flight and the freeness of birds.

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

Love is the greatest personal force.

My poetry is the highest valuable thing I have to make you smile...

An artist is generally expected to stick to one motif, one persona. People get used to seeing someone put down a certain thing.

Imagination needs to be fed.

I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.

Poetry is a kind of magic that very few can create and even fewer can truly understand and appreciate in all its glory.

I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food, which they take for granted - but his or her entertainment value.

The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles.

If there's anything disgusting about the movie business, it's the whoredom of my peers.