Never had a ska phase, but I was in a very grunge-like rock band that awkwardly had an alto sax in it.

I want to make albums that are like a Murakami novel or a Terrence Malick film - something that explicitly states its own world.

I would like for people to appreciate the album musically whether they knew how it was made or not.

I feel like if I do my homework practice-wise, by the time I get to the studio I can put everything exactly where I want it to be right away.

Those who have the FREEDOM to Row can get to where they want to Go!

Only God can satisfy and set us free.

The platinum Omega watch he gave me at breakfast on our first morning in London obscures the red line. The inscription still makes me swoon. AnastasiaYou are My MoreMy Love, My LifeChristian

Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite.

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.

There's no genetic basis for any kind of rigid ethnic or racial classification. I'm always asked is there Greek DNA or an Italian gene, but, of course, there isn't. We're very closely related.

I'm the one driving the strategy and I'm an artist. What I've convinced the company to do is to just be totally open about exactly how everything works.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person.