Sometimes songs need extra time and space to really play themselves out, and some songs it's like, this is all you need, a straightforward thing.

If people like electronic music, then great - let that be the next thing. I don't think I ever really will, but there's plenty of records for me to go buy.

People who were really good at playing or singing seemed boring to me.

If you know that someone is going to hear what you're doing, you're always going to be self-conscious about it. In a way that's good; it spurs you on.

It's really hard for me to capture this certain way of singing that sounds good to me. I don't really understand it, but hopefully some day I'll figure it out.

There are lot of bands that have too many songs, I think.

That's one of those hazards of an interview: You get tired of your stock answer and you try to get creative and even play devil's advocate.

There are certain recordings where my voice sounds good to me. Singing live I really enjoy, but I don't know how good it sounds.

I could never settle down into a reggae band, that's too bizarre.

For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really kind of nice.

It is forbidden to kill

I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.

To imagine yourself inside another person...is what a story writer does in every piece of work; it is his first step, and his last too, I suppose.

No man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known.

But looking beautiful isn't, I think, as important as feeling beautiful.

Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives.

At eighteen you sleep without memories.

In case you didn't know, ethanol is made by mixing corn with your tax dollars.

If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer.

I tell a lot of fart and poop jokes. I can't help it. I have no filter, and it just comes out.