Some people, they've had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work.

We're probably a couple of freaks who've created their own little universe, are living in our own little world and that's the only place where we can survive.

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.

If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.

I'm not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher.

I think most musicians know if they make the same record twice, even if they say they don't.

Despite my own doubts of being marketable or crushworthy, my goal was to write a record of peppy pop songs, hopefully without annoying anybody.

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.

I didn't really like confessional poetry or things. They seemed sort of dated to me, or just corny.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

If you cannot solve a problem, ask someone who knows.

Take the chance, change is possible.

Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go."

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

Intimate, loving, and enduring relationships with our family and close friends will be among the sources of the deepest joy in our lives.

There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.

Step by step will those who trust Him find that 'God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.'

Yeah, I'm a fan of the Blue Jays. It's hard. My sports interest has definitely decreased since we've been on the road. It's really hard to follow.

If I'm going to feel estranged and alienated and away from home I don't want anyone interrupting it to debate which berries to have in their pancakes.

The way I feel about you will never change. Of course I love you—and there's nothing you can do about it!” “That's all I needed to hear.